Doing My Part in Saving the World

I work for a company that when seen from the outside, looks as if it is saving the world. International Development. You've probably heard of it somewhere. Donor assistance. Humanitarian aid. Development funds. Grants. Yes, that's the sector we belong to. Seven years ago, I applied in this small office on the 21st floor of a certain building in Ortigas that used jargons and mentioned big names of organizations I was so eager to learn about. They took me in and I was happy to leave my old job and pursue this seemingly prestigious job of saving the world.



Fast forward to seven years, I am still working at the same company. Sadly, I no longer see it as saving the world. It's become an 8-5 job, mcjob, even, that I need in order to pay the bills. Working here has a lot of perks though and they're the ones that make me stay.

And that part I mentioned about saving the world? I am no wonder woman but I want to do it. I want to help in saving the world. I want my husband and son involved in it somehow, too. It's such a huge task, and with all the problems of the world---poverty, climate change, peace, I wouldn't know where to start. Well, maybe in the future I'd write about my family's efforts in helping with the world's myriad problems. Meanwhile, I need to get back to my mcjob.