There's an old saying that goes something like, whether you will be successful in life or not will largely be determined by the following 3 things in the order

There's an old saying that goes something like, whether you will be successful in life or not will largely be determined by the following 3 things in the order of importance. 1. What country you were born. 2. What teacher and friends you end up having. 3. Your parents. ($, gene, personality, parenting) Of course, I would add just random luck as 4th factor. None of these, you have any control over. We're all here mostly through our good luck. Yes, some of us work very hard, but so do most people in impoverished countries. Let's take a minute to count our blessings. :)