The Man I Wish To Be
My father was born in a poor village. He found a beautiful wife, my mother, and had two children.
I don’t know how much you know about poor villagers and their lives. But if I had to describe them, I would use two words: hope and stillness.
- Poor villagers always hope for a better life.
- But they never take action, so they hardly change their life.
But my father never settled. He wanted his family to live better. He wanted his kids to have a better chance at life. So he broke the cycle and went abroad. And then he brought us with him.
Here are the 7 lessons I learned from him in all these years.
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Passionate about self-improvement, personal growth, finance, and creativity. I love to inspire people to become the better version of themselves. Author @ www.cosmopolitanmindset.com
I didn’t always have a great relationship with my father. But in the past few years, he taught me how to become the man I want to be. Here are 7 lessons I could never forget.
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