Temptation

Well I'm on hols now.
Mr. Elvin Chong and I had a little meet up session at night about 8 pm to catch up on old times and update each other.
We had earlier on, met up but due to exams and constant distractions, we postponed it till today.
I picked him up at his house at 8.30 pm to a mamak nearby (Syed).
As usual he puffs a stick and sip on his ice tea and then we started with our problems.
He started 1st speaking out on his problems and concerns.
Then I told him about my disastrous week, last week (read my last blog).
While we share our problems we returned advise to each another.
We talked and talked till then we ended up talking about a dear friend-a long lost 'brother'.
This friend was my primary schoolmate and Elvin's secondary schoolmate.
We are all very close especially Elvin and him.
We agreed to a point where we could not pull this dear friend out from the evils-'temptations' and 'greed'.
It all started when his father passed away, his father gave him everything and only the best is given and presented to him like a king waiting for the servant to serve him.
When the mourning day came by, he was deeply saddened by his most precious lost.
Elvin & Co. & I stayed with him in the mourning days but I was soon to regrettably unable to accompany him towards the hardship as I am facing STPM.
Elvin told me, this dear friend of ours changed from bad to worst once his lost was completely recognized.
His girlfriend was unarguably considerable and tolerant, facing the tide with him.
But he soon grew bored towards his loved one.
In the mourning month, he bought a fancy car, installed bombastic sound systems(RM4000++), build a better body(gym) and his EGO grew with him.
His ego caused him to fight and argue with his girlfriend and soon they broke off.
He has been clubbing every night, opening bottle after bottle, drowning himself in the shit alcohol.
He changes his girlfriend like changing his underwear every now and then.
He failed 3 subjects of the 4 he took in college.
He lent money from his friends but couldn't afford to pay them back.
He spent all of his salary on fashion powerhouse goods like branded shoes costing about RM700++, a single Levi's jeans cost RM300++ and consume high class dining experiences.
The word modesty seems to have been thrown off his vocabulary.
His spending sometime caused him to starve and unable to pay for his car loan and insurance.
He is in a mess now, jobless, in great debt and his car towed away.
All because of the dynamic duo-'GREED' & 'TEMPTATIONS'.
There is a Chinese proverb that says "Always learn to bow before u rise".
Always remember ,"playing with small fire is fun but it hurts and burns when the fire is uncontrollable'.