Growing, I never had the chance to taste life with what is people at the top are enjoying. I even had to start working at an early age thru selling delicacies that my mom used to cook. At the age of 13, I started to work at my mom's friend to aid my daily school expenses. It was hard though at the time because I was balancing both my work and my studies. But that didn't stop me to dream of having a degree and definitely got myself to college. I even attended a prestigious university!, I must say. Well, not because we can afford it but, I applied for scholarships - one from our community for graduating with honor in our class (secondary level) and the other is the academic scholarship in the university where I enrolled in. Despite of our financial insufficiency, I thought everything is doing well, not until my dad died of heart attack.
You see? Life has it's own way of pushing us down and crushing our hopes apart. My dad and my mom are my inspiration, taking one of them is like pulverizing half of me. Not only it tears my hopes apart, it also wounded me deep down my soul. I was caught so defenseless by life's unbreakable chain of pain.
Despite that, "life must go on", as they say. I know from the fact that another battling day is yet to come for me and us that are left. And I still believe, every storm has its own silver lining.
Having said that, me and my three siblings are now all professionals in our own respective fields. And are now enjoying a bit of life's luxury.
We share common passion in snorkeling so we went to beaches more often.
And most of all, I really love seeing my mom so happy.☺️
I hope that this gives a bit of inspiration to some of you who are striving. Cheers to the future and all of the good things that life has in store for each of us!