Happiness, or success?

• This is a convo I had with one of my closest friends while waiting for our transport home. Hindi siya exact words, of course, but it's basically the essence of the conversation.
• Jov: Nakakamiss si Irish... Kamusta na kaya ang New Zealand?
• Ces: Oo nga ee. I can't believe she's gone.
• Jov: Alam mo Ces, nung nag-babye tayo sa kanya nung Wednesday, naisip ko "What if ako na yung aalis?"
• Ces: Aaaaw. Jov. Wag ka ganyan... Anu na bang nangyare sa papers niyo?
• Jov: IDK. Nalilito nga ako ee. i don't even know what to cheer for. Kung gusto ko bang maprocess na sila, o ayoko.
• Ces: Kasi, nakakatatak na sa utak ng mga Pilipino na kailangan nilang mag-abroad para magkafuture.
• Jov: It's not that Ces. The moment I enrolled as a BS Nursing student, I kind of chose THAT future na din. Nurses don't have much of a future here, you know that. Everyone does.
• Ces: I guess.
• Jov: Ayoko umalis Ces, kasi ang saya ko sa buhay ko ngayon dito. I have amazing friends like you. I go to a good school. I'm happy. I'm contented. Pero I can't deny the fact na kapag yung future naman ang kinonsider ko, hindi yung present, mas maganda din talaga pag nagawa kong mag-abroad as early as now.
• Ces: So, Jov, it looks to me that the big question is, do you choose HAPPINESS, or SUCCESS?
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• How blunt. Simpleng tanung lang pala nu? Naenlighten ako ni Cesdel...
• I would automatically choose happiness, honestly.
• But it's not just my future at stake here. That makes the situation complicated... Hmm.