Some People Never Understand

I know someone who should be preparing for the college entrance exams. His parents have been very supportive, just to make sure he gets into one of the best schools in the country. Despite their educational plan being in trouble, his parents try to scrape every last bit of peso just to give him good education.

They send him to a review class. In hopes of having a higher chance to pass the entrance tests of prestigious schools. They gave him the option where to review and when. But this guy never seemed to value the money his parents give him. As soon as review classes are over, he just sits at home, playing video games, chatting with his friends online and talking with his girlfriend for hours on the phone.

When his mom tells him to study, he'd tell her he was tired and sleep until dinner time. And then, he acts as if nothing happened and watches TV and plays games.

A close friend of his told me that he despised review classes. He never understood those stupid math lessons anyway! So why should he study? His reviewers just lay inside his bag and is never used until he is sent once again to his review class. He would curse parabolas, tangents and slopes and linear equations because he never understood them... and he didn't even make an effort to understand high school math--> something he should've already known a long time ago.

I don't feel sorry for the guy if he fails. I'd really feel for his parents. They did everything they could and yet, everything they did was in vain. Are all kids like him? I guess if one was born with a silver spoon, they would never work hard because all they never knew what pain and suffering is like.

It is always the poor children who work hard to get out of poverty. It is always the poor children who have success stories. Because they wanted a better life.

This guy, I hope he understands that nothing is constant. Once his parents aren't capable of making a lot of money, he'll regret what he did. Every opportunity knocked in his door... he didn't even stand up to answer any of it.