You're not always at the top.

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2 years ago

"Life is like a wheel. Sooner or later, it always comes around to where you started again."

— Stephen King

Life is impermanent. It constantly changes, as well as our fates. In the rapid modernization that the world is undergoing right now, the only thing that remains permanent is the constant change in everything around us as we continue living in this world.


The statement above might be a little puzzling, but I'm only relating that quote to the life of my Aunt right now. I have lived and worked with her for years to know much about her life. When I was younger until I was in high school, she and her family have a good life for their father was still alive and making a good living for them. She was also earning a good living from running a store. Since they live in the city, they often think more highly of themselves than we are in the countryside. They treat us like we are obliged to serve them in whatever they need. It's not something to see and experience like we're blood-related at all.

They looked down on us because we are poor and not used to seeing modern and high-tech things in the city. They think they are that classy to belittle us and sometimes they are even abusive. They would persuade us, their nieces in the countryside, to live with them because they want to help us in our schooling and we just have to help her in her store in exchange. That wasn't just the case at all and it's not just the store. They treated us like their maids and always looked down at us like we were stupid and they are intelligent. Telling us a lot of hurtful words, always body shaming us, and they will embarrass us in public.

However, as I have learned her situation now, I can say that the wheel has been turned around. My other cousins and I have been progressing but she, on the other hand, is slowly going down. I don't know if I would pity her in her situation when I heard it or I would rather get delighted. But, it isn't good to rejoice with the ill fortune of other people, so I guess I just have to try my best to contain that feeling inside of me forever.

I can really say that "karma is real". The once abundant life she has had been falling from a few years ago even until today. It happened ever since her husband died. Then in just one or two years after, she got someone else again to be in a relationship. She even brings the guy to live with her in the store which was given to her late husband by her sister-in-law. When the family of her late husband knew it, they decided to sell the store and the boarding house which she was managing.

If I were in the place of the family, I would do the same. Isn't it a huge insult to bring another guy in the property of your in-laws just a few years after your husband died? Even though it was given to them, it wouldn't still be hers. The property wasn't even named to her late husband for her to inherit after he died. It was intended to help her husband's medical fees back then and for their daughter's allowance at school. Now that she has someone new, that means she can stand again on her own without their help anymore.

Now she is back at her Mother's home with her new partner and her daughter is living with her Godmothers who are just living on the next block from theirs. She still runs the store but it would depend on the new owner soon if they would allow her to continue her store there and just let her rent the place. Her mother, which is the only one who helps her in her store, can't stand her, too. They often fight and argue, and it happens almost every day. Such an attitude, you are so down but you still let your pride overpower you.

If she is just humble and calm, maybe she could turn the wheels around to the top again. But nah, she wouldn't admit her mistakes and still keeping her head high even now. She still thinks too highly of herself. Nothing changed about her attitude at all. Nothing has been learned from the situation. So, everything would be up to her to turn things around again.


As I reached this age and have observed a lot of things around me, I can say that people's greatest downfall is their pride that they can't let go of. Does it hurt that much to admit a mistake? Does it kill you to say sorry? Is it that hard to be nice? Now that karma makes its move, you should accept the consequences, then.

Life isn't always merry and cherry. It has lemons and bitter gourds, too. Don't think it's permanent because it always changes. You can't be always at the top. We have our ups and downs, too, just like that rolling wheel on every vehicle on the roads. It keeps moving and turning around.


Heya!!!

I don't know what I'm saying in the last two paragraphs anymore. LOL. I lost my focus when my colleagues distracted me while I'm writing. This is where it's going to end. Then, thanks for reading!

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In life we shouldn't underestimate people, may kasabihan pa naman na "pwede mabaliktad yung kinabukasan, sila naman yung nasa taas tas yung tumatawa ang nasa ibaba."

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2 years ago

Tama po, kaya dapat palagi tayong magpakakumbaba, maging mabait, at marespeto sa kapwa.

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2 years ago

Upon reading the title of this article sis, pumasok talaga agad sa kukoti ko na hindi talaga always na nasa taas tayo. Hindi sa lahat nang oras na ang mga gusto natin, nagiging atin. Di lahat na may pera, tinitingala. Di lahat nang tinitingala, magiging always nasa taas. Ang pinaka-na learned ko talaga "hindi tayo dapat maging confident na kung nasa taas man tayo sa ngayon, laging ganun."

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2 years ago

Tama po. Dapat palagi tayong humble and kind para kahit bumaba man kalalagyan natin, may tutulong pa din satin.

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2 years ago

Nothing really is permanent yan ang sure hehe, yang mga tao'ng ganyan kasi they thought that they will have money forever, and they dont want to see you upper than them. See nakakatakot talaga ang karma, but we learn upon it. Kaya ako ini-isip ko lagi good and bad karma hehe. Happy Sunday boi.

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2 years ago

Ahahaha. Nasanay ka na din tumawag na Boi. 😅 Happy Sunday!

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2 years ago

Haha yan talaga tawagan namin ng mga barkada ko kahit lalaki o babae haha.

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2 years ago

Ay, same. Ganiyan din. Virtual barkada na pala kita. Bwahaha.

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2 years ago

If it's me, lalo at ako ang nakaranas ng pang mamata at pang mamaliit nya baka tawanan ko sya. Masama na kong masama, if after ng ilang taon makita ko ang downfall ng taong ang yabang at kala mo ay God ang tingin sa sarili dahil lang sa nakakaluwag luwag sila. Ibabalik kondin yong pinaramdam nila kahit sa pag halakhak lang. Yon na ung karma na hinihintay ko ee. I know it's bad pero she still deserve that. Let's see if kaya syang pakainin nh pride nya.

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2 years ago

Palugi na nga eh, tapos pandemic pa. Wala siya masyado customer. Ewan ko ba, bakit ganiyan siya.

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2 years ago

That phase in life is somewhat inevitable, there are times that we go down. But if we choose to lower our pride and learn from the past, maybe we can atleast elevate ourselves and be able to stand up.

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2 years ago

If everybody can do that, life would be somewhat peaceful.

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2 years ago

Totoo yan sis, kapag mataas ang tingin mo sa sarili kapaf lumagapak ka boom yun. At hindk nakakabawas ng pagkatao ang pagamin ng kamalian. So hindi ko siya ijujudge by your words dahil sa nangayayri sa kanya eh! Siya naman ang may dahilan kung bakit siya nasa ganyang sitwasyon.

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2 years ago

Kaya nga eh. Lugmok na nga, mataray pa din.

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2 years ago

May mga tao sigurong ganun ang isip sis. Kaya yaan mo na siya. Sana lang maiisip niya ang mga bagay na nagawa niya at matutong magsorry habang hindi pa huli.

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2 years ago

It a lesson here . That true my mom do say so that everything can never be the same at all times . We can't always be at the top it true those which we help when we are at the top will help us when we fall . Nice meeting you 🤩🤩🤩

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2 years ago

Nice meeting you, too. Good morning.

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2 years ago

Life constantly change you are top today doesn't mean you are going be there tomorrow.

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2 years ago

Indeed.

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2 years ago

That's why we should lift others when we're up there, cos if we fall, they will also lift us back up

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2 years ago

Yeah, we should, or else there is no one we can turn to in times we are down.

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2 years ago

The position shouldn't matter. More important is whether we are getting some fun without harming others.

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2 years ago

They are happy from abusing and exploiting people, though.

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2 years ago

Nothing is permanent, what goes around come around. Karma is a b****. That is why when I feel super happy, I will instantly feel that I should be happy in moderation because I will get sad afterwards.

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2 years ago

Oh. When I'm happy, I am as it is. Just let it, it's not every minute that you can laugh.

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2 years ago

Actually she's already feel the Karma and she must learn the mistakes she made and try to change herself but she's too prideful that she's still boastful despite of what's the situation she's right now. I don't know why there are people existing like that, they feel like people below should praise and adore them cause they feel like superiors and intelligent. Such ignorant people who look themselves high, it's truly proven that we are not always in the top, we can feel downfall without expecting it.

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2 years ago

Karma also moves in mysterious ways. We can't predict when it would strike and lead us to our downfall. If she can just change her attitude first, maybe she can have a good change in her life someday.

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2 years ago

Kaya daoat talaga humble ka lang sa kung ano narating mo. At dapat marunong mag share ng blessings at tumulong sa kapwa. Marami ako kilala na ngayon bagsak dahil mataas ang tingin sa sarili. Di ko din alam if maging masaya or malungkot sa sitwasyon nila. Choice nila sa buhay yun eh. Yun nga, totoo yung karma tlaga sis.

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2 years ago

Oo, grabe. Yung dating masagana ngayon, naiistress na siya, pero ma pride pa din. Hayst

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2 years ago

Ayyy nako. Kapag ganyan, wala siya malalapitan kasi syempre sinong taong tutulong sa ganyan klase na ma pride. Wala siya mapapala jan. 😔

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2 years ago

Hay, naku. Ewan ko ba sa kaniya. Nanay na nga lang niya ang tumutulong sa kaniya, inaaway niya palagi.

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2 years ago

Indeed...sometimes we are at the bottom.. sometimes on top.. So let's always be humble and kind..

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2 years ago

Yes, po. Walang maaawa at tutulong sa ganiyang ugali.

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