People lately have been ranting about the lack of jobs in the country, though most of them fail to see that it is the exact opposite. There are a lot of jobs out there with a big deficiency in qualified personnel. Most of the younger generation set their sights on "high paying" job trends. It's seldom that you see graduating students who want to pursue other "not so high paying" careers.

At the moment, call centers are a hot item on the job hunting menu. It's a good addition to the economy since it provides job opportunities and attracts more foreign investors to the country. Though it also has a damaging effect wherein people are blinded by the so called easy money, much so that you see teachers, doctors, architects and people of other professions drop their careers for it. Yes, it's a practical choice financially speaking; though I think it's becoming to be a cliche.

You see less pride in people's work now a days. Often they'll reply with statements as "whatever pays the bills" or "I am just being practical". Personally I think people are being too materialistic and fixated on financial success. In my opinion, that is why we see more people getting conned by ponzi scams or the like, or corruption not only in government but in numerous institutions.

I am sounding like a preacher but what I say is factual. We all want to improve the quality of living for ourselves and immediate family. Singular efforts are degrading society itself. Most successful Filipinos are either in other countries or want to live in other countries... with a fleeting message: "I shall retire in the Philippine because it is my country". Yes, overseas workers remit foreign currencies which help the country. But I personally think that the country needs more educated people to teach the younger generations. Instead we see the less fortunate, lazy, or simply unlucky folk here in our country who fail to make it in other countries. The growing stigma of working in other countries will alleviate poverty in his or her family. One may have earned a generous some of money but at what cost.

This is a sad fact that I see all the time. Less and less people give importance to the long term consequences of their actions and view life as routine monetary activity, fueled by the media, and markets, tolerated by the people and government. The trend developing is that less people think for themselves. They supplement personal thoughts and opinions with mass media and the circulating idea within peers. People who think for themselves are often alienated to ridiculed by peers or by the powers that be... where the so called power in numbers philosophy comes into play.

I personally hope that a paradigm shift will happen soon and help turn the minds of the majority in thinking for themselves. Have pride in simple tasks and create a society where currency doesn't hold as much significance as it has in ours today.