Divergent Paths

We all have been placed on this earth to discover our own path and we will never be happy if we live someone else's idea of life.

Just like me. I admit. For the past ten years of my life, I felt that Ive always been a helpless human being. And then when the time came that I became an unemployed nurse, the feelings I felt from the past grew stronger. The feeling when you don't know where you belong. The feeling when until now, you are still on the process of figuring out where and what you want to be. The feeling when you're sad and you have no idea why. But you just are. In short, I was miserable. 

So, this one old friend of mine came into my life one day and introduced me to another path, to become like her. She was also a registered nurse but she chose another track and became an entrepreneur. How the way she talks and handles everything made my perception of life become wider and I told myself, "Yeah, why not?"

But since we talked about business, of course money involves in it. She was a businesswoman of a well known, tested and proven product known internationally. I admit, I was a little bit insecure of what she has gotten and its obvious on her looks and the way she talks that she was really going well on being on business. She told me a lot of amazing things about the product and literally, I really wanted to take the opportunity. 

But since I was unemployed, straightforwardly, I don't have any peso on my account. Obviously she told me all the captivating words she has in mind just to get me fascinated about what she's in. She asked me to borrow money from anyone (for the capital) and she was confident and guaranteed that I can able to pay it within a month. So I joked and asked her "So, I'll just borrow from you then since you just said I can pay it within a month." But she just laughed. She said, If I become like her, my life would change and I could be happy and rich as her.

I spent days of thinking of her proposal. At the end of the day, I realized why am I induced to be like her? So I called her that day and told her that I can't do any business since aside from no starting money, I still want to work as a nurse. I was a bit disappointed because I was expecting her to say "Alright, I understand I respect you" you know something like that but unfortunately, it was the other way around. She told me I will never be successful on being just a nurse. On being on our profession. Being in the business is the fastest and easy way to be successful.She told me to stop being a nurse and be a businesswoman. 

I thought to myself, I can't believe that some people are too narrow-minded to the things they only believe. It's true that being on the business is one way of getting your life better or whatever. But the reason why I chose my profession is because I really wanted and loved it. I believed that that's I was destined to be. I love taking care of people. Though, my salary is not high enough compared to her, but I am happy. 

She maybe a nurse by profession but being on the business maybe her destination. She is successful, I believe. And me? I am always successful. Because I am happy and contented. 

People take different roads seeking fulfillment and happiness. Just because I'm not on her road, doesn't mean I've gotten lost.