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Brain drain for money

At times, it's funny to think that we find ourselves transplanted in another soil, where lifestyle and culture are a bit distinct from what we were adopted to. But still, we have insisted to try our luck at the expense of long separation from our loved ones. And the bottom line is always economics. The magnet that pulls people, mostly from the Third World, resides in the belief that a lot of opportunities are always available in an advanced economy, though it is tantamount to the sacrifice of loneliness, if only to improve the economic condition of those who have less in life. But the costs are enormous. As always, adjustment is something that we can't ignore, considering the intricacies that go with it which we have to face. Still, no matter what, we persist on living with it by undermining life's risks for the good of those who needed them most. Brain drain is causing a serious toll on the developing world. In the medical field alone, millions have left their families to