Flickering Dream: The true story of choosing survival or success

Call her Chel, 20 year old, full of hope, full of ambition and very determined to have a college degree and be successful someday but has been hindered by unconcern, apathy and too much difficulties. She is in 4th year college, studying Information Technology at the same time suffering from annoying three months of persistent cough that causes her body lean. She admitted that she lacked food at times while studying which was reflected in her worn, thin overused slippers. Her mother died when she was young. Her father is a farmer whose livelihood depends on banana yield. In short, her father cannot support her educational needs. However, she made a decision to make her dream come true, to live with her grandmother. But instead of nearing to success she was pulled by unfavorable circumstances, that gives her a short time to sleep. From night school she slept at 12 o'clock midnight and woke up at 4 o'clock dawn daily just to help her grandmother prepare the food in her ordinary and simple cafe or "carenderia". She just cannot complain or not to help because she lived there for free. Her unfavorable condition is aggravated by babysitting her big fat nephew during daytime. She often got sick. But these have not stop Chel to dream.

She opted to leave and separate. She rented a room with the help of her brother. Her only brother who recently have a work as janitor has pledged to support her until she finishes her college. Her brother has promised her to remain single until everything will fall into proper places. Her brother jokingly said, that she is the present girlfriend at the moment. According to Chel his brother is even more responsible than her father. However, her brother's love and support were disrupted by some people like her cousin in the boardinghouse who lived with her. There were many circumstances that when her cousin became sleepless and hyper she woke Chel up for no reason. Chel just can't fight her because she is weak and do not want confrontation. The good, kind girl and a success dreamer has suffered further from her present chronic cough due to unreasonable sleep disturbances. Her cousin is inconsiderate in spite of all the good deeds that Chel did to her like washing her clothes for free just to make their room neat and clean. Why does she take other's responsibility in spite of her condition? Why do some people cannot think of other's well-being and only think of themselves?

Her teacher advised her to stop schooling, and get cured for the fear of possible spread of contiguous disease. But she wants to refuse her teacher's recommendation, because this is her last year to finish college, she expressed with a sigh. I saw in her face the eagerness to finish her education despite her wheezing and gasping words. She adamantly insisted to continue her study. But I reasoably objected that health is wealth and more valuable than her education at the moment.

No other person who has shown care for her except her brother. She should have parents to protect her from too much difficulty and abuse. She should be well feed with proper nutritious food and vitamins. But in spite of all the odds, her character is formed healthily like politenes, kindness, resoluteness, patience, perseverance and goodness. Is this the price of all her difficulties? I hope and pray that one day I will be seeing her with a smile and stature of pride and success.

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