I was about to say aspiration has very little to do with making money, and it seems a good idea to pursue on our own interest and turn it into a career. However, LS was quick to speak out, “My friend, from the pragmatic and monetary point of view, it is not at all a bad idea to become a Premier League football player.”
I was puzzled. Although a few famous football players (such as Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo) do have an astronomical income, most of the others live on the breadline.
TW probably saw through my question and explained, “Very true. As a matter of fact, in order to make big money, you don’t really need to be a top tier player and have a sky-high salary. Even if you serve in a mediocre Premier League football club for a just a few months, you can come back, declare yourself as a previous Premier League player, and teach school-children football. The tuition fee is unbelievable – and you have to be neither a good player nor a great teacher. That few months of experience in England become the halo on your head and too many parents are eager to give you their children!”
“Exactly! And it does not only apply to football. Piano, swimming, badminton… anything!” LS added.
“That’s true enough,” I said to myself, “The point is not what the child could learn, but what name the parents could put down in their child’s portfolio!”
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