On S's Facebook wall:

S: Patience is the virtue, but time is still gold. We need to be patient to learn and experience things that we can't learn by reading books and going to school, but we also can't be slow with our actions and decisions in life because we can't bring back time. :)

E: Time waits for no man. Time is money. If you waste time, you're wasting money.

S: That's what I realized

Aileen: .. but money is not everything. But I think no time is wasted when it's spent on learning :) What's most important is we live everyday as if it's our last.

E replied with some comments saying that I was being disrespectful because it was a conversation between her and her nephew, and that I should keep my thought to myself. I was troubled by that comment so I texted her nephew to explain my views and apologize for appearing to be disrespectful. After a few minutes, the comment E made was replaced with...

E: Whatever..

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What is wrong with what I said?

This reminded me one of the saddest realities - that a lot of people still have greater regards for money than for the simple things in life. E reminds me of my mom, who would rather work 24/7 than spend a weekend going to Tagaytay or even to the mall. It may seem noble to work and work and work for the family but the family cannot survive with money alone, more often than not, families happily live when they are able to enjoy and experience things together.

Some people are misguided with what should be regarded as important, and whenever you try to correct their beliefs, with the wave of hand, they tell you, "whatever..."

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Just so you know, S is a friend of mine while E is his materialistic and shallow tita.

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