Landscapes

BGC skyline

Upon the invitation of a very good friend, I was able to stepped into one of the high-rise buildings along Bonifacio Global City, known as BGC,  where a party was being held.  We had some photos taken as it was a sort of high school reunion and later were asked to proceed outside for some more shoots. The landscape outside was breathtaking!

I grew up in a place called Santa Ana and we lived in a rented house for years. The lot was bought by my grandfather but because he was a foreigner, he wasn't allowed to purchase land. We became tenants of our own plot. 

Now the place where I grew up was not conducive to children as we became witness to street fight, demonstrations, gun fires, and even burglaries. There were a lot of people around and mostly doing nothing but drink or gamble.  There would also be the frequent karaokes that gave nothing but headaches.  But we survived.

When I was gazing at the beauty of the skylines, I cannot help but reminisced old times.  There was a stark contrast between the two places I had been and was visiting.  It all boiled down to one thing, financial success.  We, did not learn from our mistakes, and we struggle to make ends meet.  While my friend was wiser enough, through others' suggestions, to save and invest.  

We become our environment.  We learn from where we came from and we further educate ourselves as to where we are heading.  We stand in awe for things past and things that are to happen.  We regretted at what we were not able to accomplish but we still strive to make our lives better than before. In short, the struggles we have are ours.  We move on, we make some changes but still, we make a life from what we want to.