During the Japanese war, Socorro Ramos
started her small business, a sari-sari store in front of their house, selling
all kinds of stuff such as slippers, fans, books, and other basic needs. With the meager income, they were getting
from selling, Socorro's family managed to survive. During the American regime,
Socorro Ramos tried selling wine like whiskey along with other goods. And she started earning then, however, at the
time when the business was starting to grow that a violent storm destroyed
their store, leaving her family with practically nothing to start with. With
much courage, she borrowed money from a bank to restore her business. She concentrated on selling books. And not
long after, she was able to pay her loan. Today, her small store expanded to
several outlets counting to more than 100 nationwide. Do you know which store that is? It is no other than the National Bookstore.
Had Socorro given up when a difficult trial came to her life, she could not have been a very rich woman now. And that there will be no National Bookstore in the Philippines.
Socorro's life story only proves that poverty is not a hindrance to success. You and I, whatever life's circumstances we are in at this moment, cannot just heave a sigh and let things happen without doing anything. If we want economic prosperity, then, do something radical, take risks. It is only the risk takers who arrive at their dream destination the fastest time.
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