Soldier o mercenary?
Ever since I left soldiering, those years back during my adolescence, i’ve been workin hard to keep on level terms and even at a higher level than my former comrades. i realized that while they rose up in terms of ranks n the military, they only way i can keep up with them was by earning the equiavalent salary of their rank or more. Because, in the military world, rank n respect is second to none, in the corporate jungle, itz lifestyle i.e. money and power. This way of measuring our personal growth, my pals in the armed forces are also aware of, i guess, coz whenever they check on me, they seem to ask what I’m doing now, n how much am I earning : ).
While I have no interest in the latter, i certainly am serious in my attempt to gain a better hold on the former for my own satisfaction though and not fer foolish pride. Itz more a measure of how far i’ve come through from nothing and how far i can push myself until i find contentment to stop and maintain.
What i realized though, now is that, my life is almost kinda similar to mercenaries….they are former soldiers who provides their expertise to the highest bidder, me here, in the IT world, like so many out there, provide my experiences to the company who can entice me with the highest salary and benefits. This doesn’t apply in my current job, though ……..tbc, soon.
What i really wonder is though, have I done sumthing I shouldn’t have when i decided to leave the armed forces as I feel, so lost out here, so out of place???
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