Which Is You?

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I remember when I was growing up and in high school I almost stopped from my studies because grandma could no longer provide for my school requirements. And so I have to help grandma and uncle in the laundry works. We have to accept laundry job from the students in our nearby boarding houses. The pay was just enough to provide for us our daily subsistence and for all my needs in school. I have to work hard in order to pursue my schooling. We do the typical laundry - hand wash with the use of a laundry board and brush- that was it! When I entered into college I met a classmate/friend whose parents were working abroad and they provided her everything she wanted. All the material things- new cellphone, new laptop, new motorbike. Name it, she'll have it. But then, she was not interested in her studies. She went to school but do not attend classes so that at the end of the semester her class report cards were remarked as "DROPPED". We became close friends and we found out we have some things not in common. I always tell her that I always wanted to go to the US and work there, only that I do not have the money and so impossible for me to acquire visa. I learned that she visited the US and went to Disney land once, but have no intention of coming back. Her parents petitioned her and wanted her to joined them in the US after college graduation. But she was not interested of going back there. In this world, there are many people who are given big and good opportunities or the luck of their lives, and yet, they refuse such good fortune. In the other side, there are more people who are working hard for them to attain their dreams they always wanted and to enjoy the good life. But still, luck and opportunities are elusive to them. Now, if you are to ask in this discussion. Which is you? The "have no opportunity" or "the many opportunities."