City and Province

While I was waiting for my phone to get fully charged, I go outside in our house and wander around. Suddenly a question came up into my mind—Where is it better, to live in City or to live in a province(where I am living) ? Then another questions came up into my mind. What are the advantages and disadvantages of living in a province and city? What are their differences and similarities?

But before that, let's differentiate Province and City.

According to Google:

A CITY is a large settlement, bigger than a town while PROVINCE is a subdivision of government usually one step below the national level. Source.

So let's start, let me share what I observed as a advantages and disadvantages in city and province.

Here in province the advantages are;

~ Can Smell Fresh air

Here, we can smell fresh air because farms and tress are everywhere.

~ Can Produce our own foods

that is very helpful especially when pandemic started and going outside is not allowed) though not everyone have enough space or land to plant theirs, they can ask or buy to their neighbors.

~ The people have bayanihan/pagkakaisa (unity)

Since there's no many machines that we can use, people knows how much they need each other.

The disadvantages are;

~ Far from market

Where we can buy essentials and other things like school supplies etc.

~ Road with Soil

When it's raining, the road is filled of soil (cause the road here are not all cemented and we are surrounded by farm which is very hard especially when we have to go to school or work)

- Difficult transportation

Unlike in the Cities, we don't have trains and taxis. If you're far from highway that's more difficult because you need to travel more.

While in city

~ The roads are cemented

It is much easier to walk and not messy or dirty, but when it's raining your shoes can be wet too haha.

~ Have a lot of markets

There are many many stores where you can buy and choose. If there's no item that you need to in the other store, you can buy to others.

~Transportation is much easier

Since it is more progressive in City, it has many things that cannot be found in province.

But.......

~ The air is polluted

Because there are many factories and different kinds of chemicals and machines that produces smokes and also the trees has been cutted and removed to build more buildings.

~ There's only few trees

Just like what I said before, it is being cutted and removed by some people to buy the land and more reasons, but the main reason is to earn money. Well, everyone is working so hard to earn money or to make for living. But it's sad that our nature is being destruct, and the health of many is affected.

~ Have a lot of criminals

In province, there's also criminals, but there are more in city. Since some people there doesn't have work because they are not given an opportunity because there are many people that are more qualified than them, because right now people are looking for those who are graduated in college and have more experiences.

Living here in province and in city can be easy and hard sometimes and that's what makes them similar.

Remember that wherever you are, life can be hard sometimes. But that doesnt mean that your life will remain like that. As you see, wherever you choose to live there are advantages but there are also disadvantages.

If you are born with a poor family, it's not your choice that you're there but staying there is a choice. I'm sure you want to give your family a easier life, but wanting something but not doing anything, you will never be able get it. You have to learn and work. You might be stepping on soil, always working with dusts, starving, sweating but if you work hard and don't give up, you will be able to have a good life.

If you're born with a rich family, it is also not your choice but maintaining that kind of life is a choice.  You might be rich because of your family, but that doesn't mean that you don't have to work. If you don't know how to manage money and just buy everything you want, you will become poor. But, I know that being with a rich family is also not easy. Some may be pressured especially those who have company and have to manage it in the future (well, watching dramas can really help to understand things sometimes haha).

My point is that life is just like that, whether you are rich or poor it can be hard. You can be happy, you can be sad. You can win, you can lose.

Not all the things we want, we can get. Not all the times what we want is what will happen. We're humans, we don't have the ability to make things happen on what we want it to be. But there's one thing that I am sure, if you don't give up despite of all the problems and challenges, if you continue on moving without hurting others and keep on doing what is right along the process, you will succeed.

Okay, let's go back to the question haha. So, I ask myself again, which really is better place to live? 

Then I guess... It is depend on a kind of person. If a person wants a simple life then living in province is better, but if a person wants more than simple then it's better to live in city.

If you're going to ask me where I want to live, well, I'm fine at any of the two as long as I am happy. I like in province because of the natural views. I like in City because of many opportunities.

BUT I'LL GO WHERE GOD COMMANDS ME TO GO.

How about you? What are your thoughts? And what will you choose?

Ps: This article is based on my experiences and observations only.😊 The images are not mine. Click the photo for each source.