For all my moaning and groaning about the bureaucracy, I do love my job. I love most of the people I work with, and barring the times when I come across people who could use a refresher course in GMRC, I love working this close to people. Real people with real stories; not just mere statistics.
I have always had a fascination for stories. In my past life, I have come across people who spewed and lived and breathed brands. Their stories are the stuff of precious column inches.
Working in government is my reality check. Suddenly, Prada is inconsequential. The people who go to my office do not know the difference between Vitra and Monobloc. They do not live by brands; they hardly check the labels. And yet, their stories are just as interesting. More heroic, even, considering the struggles they have to put up with every single day.
Every working day reinforces the notion that life is not easy. But it is beautiful, and its beauty lies in the fact that it goes on. No matter what.
4 comments:
Magayonon baga an opisina nindo. Pabayai na ina an mga naka-Prada. hahahahaha
sinabi mo. although minsan may mga gusto ka man lapnitan kay ka mga pasaway ha ha ha
True, the lives of ordinary folks are more interesting than those of the idle rich. Kaya nga tv soaps often revolve around the lives of the poor and downtrodden, di ba?
Sometimes the voyeur in me would like to enter into other people's lives and be witness to the drama inside. Rich and poor lives, ordinary and famous lives. Wow, that would be a gift for us who are always hard pressed for material to blog about.
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