Thoughts of a facial masseuse

I had a long long weekend since I was so busy packing for a big move out. It started on a Friday night which ended on Sunday night. Since my sister's going to leave the country, I should start living alone, too. However, I found 2 good housemates (my co-teachers) to live with me and share the cost of the new space I rented. It took me two trips to get all of my things. Anyway, I just wanted to share how I came to meet this facial masseuse. Last night, my sister treated me for a facial in Bioessence. The people there are welcoming and friendly. I was assigned to a plump, dark woman. At first, I was hesitant since I am quite apprehensive of what she's going to do on my face. Well, she talked and talked while I listened. She talked about the scandal of Katrina Halili and Hayden Kho. She talked about many entertainers in the Philippines while I just listen to her inattentively since I don't really know who she's talking about. Then, we came to the topic about my love life. Here's our conversation.
Masseuse: Do you have a boyfriend?
Tin: No.
M: What's your profession?
T: Teacher
M: Where?
T: a school in Manila
M: Why don't you have a boyfriend? Ohmy! Don't think about not getting married since most teachers are spinster! Don't ever die without getting married! Ohmy...
T: What's wrong? I'm not in a hurry. There's a lot of life being single.
M: Oh, it's too difficult to grow old without having a husband and children.
T: hmmm (thinking..)
M: So you should get married.
Our conversation did not end there yet. She finished doing something on my face and she left for awhile. I'd you like you to see how she reacted to my situation. People, do we all think that women teachers will be spinsters forever??!! What in the world! I don't think it's a good belief to say that most teachers are spinsters. Rather, they had probably chosen not to get involved with any one since they're too preoccupied with school work and responsibilities. They're too engrossed in molding the young and giving them a bright future. Teachers were also very focused on their personality development and living a full life itself that we tend to left behind our simple necessities like being in a relationship.

I believe that my profession shouldn't be judged that way. We have more life that how people has been perceiving our life. We have much meat than who we are inside. Let me end this sharing by saying...I will continue to teach, to educate the young, as long as the grass shall grow.

NB: **"As long as the grass shall grow..." was taken from the short story, As long as the Grass Shall Grow by Carlos Bulosan.