Message for Aug. 4, 2011.
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The diaspora of Filipinos or other nationalities to another country to find work should not be encouraged because it is through this dispersal that the basic unit of society which is the family is badly affected. It is very sad that third world countries are the ones whose citizens are suffering with the economy of their nations. Forced to venture outside of their homes, they leave hearth and home to find the money necessary for the existence of their loved ones only to return broken-hearted and alone sometimes.
It is not all that suffers this fate, but statistics show that most families end up broken because of extra marital affairs due to either the husband or the wife living apart. If it is not the couple, it is their children who live wayward lives without the guidance of their parents.
This is a very sad outcome of people's quest for money, their dreams and ambitions for themselves and their loved ones. What if they just stayed and looked for job opportunities that are there albeit smaller in salary compensation compared to what they will receive abroad? The higher salary doesn't factor in the loss of your family, the heartache of missing home, etc. If you take into account these factors, you will see that what you receive here is more than what you are dreaming of.
Of course, it depends on your priorities, so you dream on, sacrificing what you think is necessary for the essential. In all your dreams, weigh everything that you count most dear. Give a value to them and consider it in determining the cost of your separation and the amount you will receive, these are the hidden costs that you must include in bargaining with your employers for salary consideration. Remember, not all that glitters is gold, there is a lot of rust beneath it.
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