Leaving Behind

Instead of watching the Oscar Awards on television this afternoon, the news on the other channel caught my attention. It says that some of the Hospitals in Philippines are closing as they have shortages of Doctors and Nurses. How would Philippines run out of nurses when as far as I know there are lots of nurses in this country? As a matter of fact there are new and old nursing graduates who have already acquired their licenses to work. But unfortunately, Hospitals can’t accommodate them due to the fact that they really are not hiring new staff nurses to post in their company. I even heard that some Hospital Agencies have collected fees from those nurses who would want to work for them. No wonder almost Filipino nurses have to leave their homeland to look for better employment with better salaries.

Working abroad is not that easy as I myself have had experienced what life’s like being far from the family. The culture shock alone is one thing you get to adjust with once you step into the foreign land. While the weather is quite manageable, you can never be an exception if you have poor immune system. So better be physically fit beforehand. Aside from the work environment, you really get to bend yourself with all the different personalities you may encounter, or whatever it is which you think will be good for yourself and your new colleagues. You must learn not to be emotional; otherwise you end up sobbing after your work hours and begin to plan of going back home with unfinished contracts.

These things are actually just part of the adjustment period, especially if it’s your first time to venture into other countries. Later in your life, you get to enjoy what you have been doing both in your jobs and with your colleagues. However, there are still things of which we may call it a consequence of all your success, the ones you left behind, your family. It is noteworthy that there are marriages that have been shuttered because of either the husband or wife has not able to do their responsibilities. Good for those who have had brought along their family with them. The saddest part of it all is the children whom parental guidance should have been constantly available to them. Aside from material things they could offer to their children, they still need their parents to let them experience love and belongingness as this has been one human need of a person that has to be met, otherwise he or she may have emotional hang ups later in life. I’m sure no parents would want to also have their children grown up not recognizing them at all!