I am merely a vessel
My body is simply the result of all my experiences and effort. My position in life, my wealth, my health is simply the result of my effort.
I believe in taking the upmost responsibility for everything that happens to me in life.
My father slept on a bench for a week when he first immigrated to this country.
So who am I to not make it?
My father walked in rubber sandals in the summer, in the winter, in the rain, in the mud, to school.
So who am I to not make it?
Anything but putting every single drop of effort and willpower towards your goal is a spit in the face of anyone who has sacrificed something for you.
I've visited my fathers childhood home. At 12 I was tall enough that my head touched the ceiling. This is not me saying I'm tall I was maybe 5'6 at the time, more so me trying to paint the picture in your mind my father's environment.
He walked about 5 km one way to school every day. I'm not even sure where he got the idea to even study engineering to pursue a secondary education. Was it a teacher? A relative? I can't stress enough how uncommon it was in the area he was from.
Not only that, but how did he get the balls to actually do it? The odds stacked up against him seem impossible when I think about it now.