"We only have one relation to each other, that of useableness, of utilty, of use. We owe each other nothing, for what I seem to owe you I owe the most to myself. Actions done for the benefit of others are in truth, actions done for self gratification."
Many a man has decided to stay alive, not because of the will to live, but because of the determination not to give assorted surviving bastards the satisfaction of his death.
As I was observing our Pinoy OFWs who are comfy in their niche space in another country.... I remember the quote of my MBA Professor in Financial Management....