Slave To Money

What is your relationship to money? Is money your comfort, your god, your friend, your master, servant, lover?

I have morning classes every Tuesday and Thursday. In order to avoid the dreaded morning jams, i will wake up at 6am and be on my way to coll at 6.30am. I'll arrive at 7.00am and stone in the cafeteria till class starts.

Every single time i stone in cafeteria, I will see the same old faces. However, one particular face will always catch my attention. Its a kinda haggard women around the age of 40 to 50. Let me just state that I AM NOT INTO OLDER WOMEN/COUGARS/WHATEVER YOU CHOOSE TO CALL IT AND I AM NOT A STALKER. She just happen to be there every time.

Anyway, back to topic. Why is my attention on her? Reason being, she will always bring her own coffee powder, a canister of boiling water, a cup and cookies/breads. Every morning she will make her own cup of boiling hot coffee and eat her breakfast at the same old corner of the cafeteria.

Well, initially i feel its kinda cool cause me and Zhi always crap about how broke we are and we should bring our own cup noodle everyday and make it in foyer to eat accompanied by sadistic violin songs. However, as i look at her, i noticed something else. She does not smile at all. Every time i see her, she wears that same old sad and dull face.

She might be sleepy but for the sake of the post, we shall assume that she is not happy with her job cause that was the first thing that ran through my mind when i saw her sad and dull face. The next thing that came up was "Did she take up the job just for money?"

When i ask a lot of my friends why are they taking that particular course, most of them will give me the same old answers. "Its cheap" or "When I graduate, I can get a high paying job". Money, everything ultimately boils down to money. I have to agree, money is important but is it worth it? Is it so important that we give up our happiness for it?

I can't answer that question myself as I myself has taken the same road. This made me think, did i choose the right path? What if i end up like that women in the cafeteria, wearing the same old sad, dull weary face. Will I be one of them? Will I somehow find a way to like what I am doing now? That's the question to me and to all of you as well. Have you ever done something solely for money and is it worth it?

As for me, i guess only time will tell.

A little update, exam is around the corner, not looking too good for me. Wish me luck. Mostly wont be blogging till after exam.