"Most people die here without ever failing, but nobody realises that they died without trying." That's a heartbreakingly true line about the mentality. My Turk

"Most people die here without ever failing, but nobody realises that they died without trying." That's a heartbreakingly true line about the mentality. My Turkish parents were raised to believe that "making it" meant having careers in much more established and traditionally respected industries, even though both of my grandfathers were small business owners in Turkey and there's a rich bazaar-based ecosytem and entrepreneurial heritage.