Separation Anxiety

I finally got to talk to my best friend who is based in Dubai a couple of days ago. In as much as I could feel that he sounded happy, there was a tinge of deep sadness in the tone of his words. I guess that's how it is when you trade your setup for money. To tell you the truth, there ARE odd occasions that I, too, experience deep sadness whenever I think of the caveats that come with my chosen setup.

Anyway, the point of our conversation was to catch up on what's been happening in Manila, and what's been happening to life in general. He said that contrary to popular belief that life in Dubai is good, it depends on what you hold dear. He says that he envies me now, because I still manage to be happy in my home country and manage to make ends meet when it comes to helping the household expenses, and my hobbies. One thing is clear though -- you sacrifice a lot whenever you be away from friends and loved ones just in order to survive.

I don't know why I couldn't say anything really soothing about my best friend's situation. We always deserve the consequences of our decisions. I keep telling him, that in a few years at least he'll be living like a king when he returns to Manila. As for me, if the opportunity to spread the wings and fly even higher ever do come, I'll cross the bridge when I get there, but I've stopped thinking about the future, because I've been busy enjoying life's moments right now.

After a few more minutes of correspondence, my best friend thanked me for staying up later than usual, as I felt that a really heavy burden just disappeared off his shoulders. I forgot to thank him however.. as I felt that all the problems I deal with suddenly went away as well.