It's Not About The Money นิยาย & เรื่องราว

I asked. Sabay silang tumango. "Ang boring ng pinag-uusapan nila. They only talk about business and money. Mamamatay rin naman tayong lahat kaya bakit pa nila sinusubsob ang mga katawan, oras at isip nila sa ganoong mga bagay." "That's what you call passion. Maybe doing their job as professional businessmen is what makes them happy. We have different definitions of happiness. And maybe… Money is the only thing they know to find their purpose." I said.

Parang ang lungkot ng buhay ko. I don't feel alive anymore. I feel like I'm just barely breathing. Para akong robot na sumusunod sa utos ng iba nang walang kalayaang magpahayag ng damdamin at nararamdaman. Totoo nga siguro ang sinabi nilang money can't buy someone's happiness. Dahil kahit nag-uumapaw ang pera ng asawa ko, malungkot pa rin ako. Money can't buy a friend. A loyal friend that would be there with you through your lows and highs. It can't. Money isn't everything.

Ngunit ang katotohanan ay malupit, walang sinuman ang handang isakripisyo ang kanilang sarili upang kumita ng dalawang milyong dolyar na ito. Hindi sa ayaw nilang kumita ng pera, ngunit ito ay dahil hindi nila ito kaya. Ang apoy ay tumaas hanggang langit. Kung ang ilan ay papasok sa gusali ngayon, siya ay maaaring patay o malubhang nasugatan. Hindi kailanman magandang ideya na ilagay ang iyong sariling buhay sa taya para sa kapakanan ng pera.

natatakot kong tanong. “Ikaw? Bubuhayin kita, magtatrabaho ka parin at babayaran ang halagang nalawa sa akin kahit lumuha ka pa ng dugo at mamatay sa pagod. Money makes people’s lives go round, money controls everything, and money chooses the powerful, if you don’t have money you don’t exist and you’ll just be considered a weakling.” paliwanag nya. Indeed, money can be the root cause of many things. It has the power to influence both good and bad outcomes. Unfortunately, I ended up with the wrong crowd, and luck wasn't on my side.

Hindi makapaniwalang tanong ng kaibigan ko. Ngunit tumatawa naman ito sa kabilang linya.. Pero wala akong pakialam kung ano tingin sakin ng mga tao ang importante sakin ay kumita ng pera. Kumpara sa normal na trabaho malaki ang kita dito.

Hindi nga lahat ng bagay sa mundo ay kayang bilhin ng pera. Hindi lahat ng bagay ay kayang manipulahin gamit ang kapangyarihan nito. Isang malaking halimbawa na rito ang pagmamahal. Money can't buy love. Wealth cannot buy everything in this world. Hindi na niya namalayan kung nakailang kopita na siya, basta ang alam niya kailangan niyang ilabas ang saloobin baka hindi niya makayanan... at

Ito ang nagpapatunay na kahit dumudumi ka ng ginto, you will never be happy if you're gonna stay in the shadow of your enemy. Money can provide you anything you want. Tasty and exquisite foods, luxurious cars, gadgets, houses. Name it and you'll have it. But not your freedom and happiness. ••• Reminders from the author: •Codaco, Ntiavir is a fictional city and country.

"Miss Vivian, we have different principles in life. I know how to show gratitude to the people who have helped me. I can fire them if I want to. But I didn't do that because they are important to me. I have never heard them complain once. They never left me even when their salaries were delayed." Pinasadahan ko ng tingin ang lahat. Nasa akin ang paningin nila. Nakakabingi ang katahimikan. Hindi ko alam kung may nasabi ba akong mali. Nilingon ko si Vivian. Hindi maipinta ang kaniyang itsura. "Let us all remember that money can be lost at any time. But the trust and loyalty that people have given you will remain. People are more important than money. What will you do with the money if many peo

Sa dalawang araw na nakalipas ay narinig ko rin kasi sa ibang tindera na masaya daw ang buhay ni Lolo Balong, malayo daw sa kahirapan, marami daw kasing nagpapadala ng pera. But they didn't know... it's not just money that truly matters. Para sa akin kasi hindi lahat ng tao iniisip na pera ang solusyon, pera ang sagot sa kalungkutan. Sometimes, what some older people need isn't financial support, or just the gifts they receive, but the presence of their family who cares, the understanding that they are not forgotten.

Then why are you here. "I know you're concern because you are my bestfriend but I don't want you always sticking your nose on my business. I don't know what happened between Justin and his ex girlfriend, pero masaya ako sa kanya. Isa pa, pwede naman magbago ang tao di ba? Come on, Nic. Kung sex lang din ang habol niya sa'kin he could've done it already," I said and hugged him back. Ramdam ko ang tensyon niya dahil medyo dumiin ang yakap niya sa'kin. I know he's still not okay with this but maybe he doesn't really want to upset me further.