Genesis 2. How I coped up with rich kids?

When I am still in my childhood, our family used to rent a small house at Calamba, Laguna. I often envied rich kids at my age. I envy them because they can ask their parents for everything they want. When i reached grade one, I studied in a private school. Many of my classmates were rich. I envied everything that caught my attention. Their bags, new uniforms, cool pencils, even their unusual pencil cases! I felt bad back then for not being rich. I used to blame God sometimes for not giving me rich parents.
Being an ambitious boy, I started to make myself look rich, speak like rich children does, and act rich! I said to myself: "If I am not going to be rich, I will pretend to be like one."
After that, I lied to my classmates. I told them many things that I have imagined. I acted as if those things were real. I have told them that our very large house (result of an imagination), and sea of toys that my brain provided me. They never knew the truth about my "riches" after that. But I never became truly happy because of lying. The feeling of guilt became like a friend that accompanies me whenever I go back then. I regret the things that I have said to them.
Now, I learned to be contented with what I have. My family lives in a comfortable life now and we have our own house at Laguna Bel Air 3( not a lie anymore!). Even though lying about our financial status is over, I still continued to be ambitious and to keep dreaming up to now. I will make my dreams real.. not for me, but for the ones who need attention, and caring....

"Not now.. Not tomorrow..
But someday...
Somewhere....
Somehow....
I WILL be known....
And i know...
I WILL BE!"

essay by: Miguel Monasterial 08/01/08