Profession or not a Profession?

It happened last night when i was having a drinking session with my college friends(Whoooo! Lagi na lang akong umiinom. Kailangang bawasan! Promise.). We had some common "Inuman topics" which includes Love life(So gay. Pero dahil inuman yun e patok pa din. Haha!), punchlines and reminiscing with our college lives(though college pa din ako. Wag nyo na itanong kung bakit. Mahabang storya yun. The bottom line is HINDI AKO BUMAGSAK. Hahaha!), and lastly, Future plans.


Until one statement courtesy of me turned our discussion into a witty friendly debate or in tagalog words, "BASAGAN NG TEORYA."



"The oldest profession in history is being a prostitute".



They all disagreed. Why? They said that being a prostitute is not a profession at all.



How come? I know that when you earn your living USING YOUR SKILLS AND SPECIALIZATION, you are then a professional.



They told me that profession is being learned in an academy or a school.



What the hell?? How bout those professional DOTA PLAYERS? Meron bang course na ino-offer sa mga schools dito nyan? How about the Musicians? the Wrestlers? and the Drivers na wala namang formal education sa kanilang napiling career pero they are doing well on their craft?



Sabi nila, YUN DAW ANG TINURO NG MGA PROFESSORS NAMIN SA COLLEGE NOON.



Heh. For me, pinagtatanggol lang nila yung profession nila. Then suddenly, one of my friend told me; "Our opinion is based on the book We used during our college days pare".




"Ano ba kayo pare? Yung sumulat ng librong yun e nurse din. Syempre, kung gagawa ka ng libro about your profession, Dapat ibida mo yung profession mo sa book mo. Dapat umangat sya sa lahat ng profession as based on your article".




In the end. we respected each others opinions. Pero nakakatuwa. Ngayon lang kami nagkaroon ng makabuluhan at sensitive na topic pag umiinom kami(Kung matatawag mong makabuluhan yun. hahaha!). Nakakatuwa naman yun. Siguro nga tumatanda na kami. hahaha!




NOTE: I'm not against or pro-Prostitution. All I'm pointing out is the sense and the meaning of the word "professional" and how will it be used. The same as I'm not against Nursing. Kasi in the first place, I'm a nursing student and balang araw e magiging "profession" ko to. I'm just saying the truth that when it comes to profession, to each his own. Syempre, ipagtatanggol mo yung profession mo. Pero the bottom line is kahit ano pang profession mo, whether basurero ka o hitman ka pa e meron tayong kanya kanyang papel sa ating society. One can't stand alone without the other. Try nating alisin yung basurero na nangongolekta ng basura mo, tignan natin pag di namaho yung vicinity ng lungga mo. TAMA BA?




NOW THAT'S A FACT.