The Pinoy Entrepreneur

We've always been taught that success can bring happiness and that in order for one to be successful one must work hard and put in a lot of sacrifices. 

The mere thought brings back memories of how my parents urge me on to study hard and achieve in school.  It also reminds me of a friend who had a similar experience.  For my friend though, it was his aunt who encouraged him to concentrate on his studies first and to not have a love life while studying.  According to his aunt, if you get good grades you'll eventually land a good job and the girls will just come rushing in.  In short, good grades = great job = success = girls.  At that time when he told me the story, we were colleagues working for a multinational company and we were already earning a considerable amount each month.  He ended his tale with an emphatic expression asking "where are the girls?"

Having a girlfriend or a partner in life may not what you would equate as happiness but for my friend, at that time of his life, it was.  We have always been taught in life that success brings happiness.  And yet, it doesn't always follows.