...having been raised by a family of entrepreneurs, I was made to believe that diploma is not the key to success...nor any master's degree...nor excellent academic records...that no matter how intelligent a person is, grades are not the essentials of surviving the world...that my excellent study habits at a young age might not give me the ticket to succeed...
I'd categorize it as an unpublished propaganda of the family I grew up with that having your own business would better pay off for your needs and wants than neither being employed nor spending too much time in the University for all the degrees possible to attain.
...the classic Monopoly board game was one of our "bonding" activities...and at a young age, it was obvious to me what my father wanted to inculcate in us by playing this game...the Entrepreneurial spirit...a game that really trained my mind and spirit to gain confidence in taking BIG risks to be able to catch the BIG FISH.
...Monopoly, though a game of chance and strategy, quite was my GAME...and I can vividly remember the games I played mostly ended with me as the richest player among all...
...little did I know, a board game then seen as a FUN game, stirred in my subconscious mind to be secretly geared towards aiming at becoming a "conglomerate" in the real world...
to some, that could be GOOD, and to some might be NOT so GOOD, and maybe to some might be BAD...
years in college exposed me to people who had the academe as the priority for a lifetime...students with brilliant minds who depended on scholarships for their entire years of schooling...students who had parents who viewed "success" in a very different light. That success is congruent to gaining Masters Degree...PhDs...graduating with honors...and other priorities what have they more inclined to the academe.
it was with this diverse exposure, when the Then certain entrepreneurial ME started to develop a crisis in priority....
To wit...whether or not success is measured by the amount of money you have....or by the academic achievements you earn...
I recently got in for admission to a Masters Degree program in a field I fairly like in a very good school in Thailand...but none in my family seemed to get excited by the idea of me earning a degree abroad...
...On the contrary, I felt excitement in the air when I raised the idea of starting a business venture that could generate a very good income in a very short time...almost always the topic that fills the gap of silence between family members...business.
...just maybe...
Maybe after years of being away, I have forgotten the values which my family look up to...
...and maybe I just need to relearn the fact, that for some families, MONEY is what keeps the world turning...
...It couldn't be BAD nor GOOD nor SAD...but my decisions at the moment would revolve on priorities my family deems important...for reasons only I can answer...reasons only I can justify...and circumstances only I can understand.
...different strokes for different folks...
...if you were me, you'd probably do it your own way...
..but then again, the horns of a dilemma didn't occur for nothing...
- 1. (If A, then Y) and (If B, then Z).
- 2. A or B.
- 3. Therefore, Y or Z.
with high conviction at the moment that this is definitely the RIGHT option for certain priorities I still deem RIGHT.
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