Since a lot of people are commenting on what you said saying that being born to such parents is a form of luck, let me give a similar but very different situati

Since a lot of people are commenting on what you said saying that being born to such parents is a form of luck, let me give a similar but very different situation. My father was a brilliant alcoholic who died when I was 17. I moved to his homeland when I was 16. So when he died, we were dirt poor. I was stuck in another third world country, with stifling cultural customs that I didn't understand, believe in. I wanted out because I could see myself withering away as a human being there. Sheer fucking desperation got me into a school in America with a full scholarship. Sheer fucking desperation because I worked my ass off in a research lab where I used to be up till 4 AM working on shit. Not being smart. Just the thought of getting out. So the part where there was one massive piece of luck? I don't really see that. Funnily enough though, I think the one thing that made me desperate and want to get out was my dad finally dying. Because I realized that was the last straw. So was I lucky to face such adversity? I am not quite sure I would call it luck. But has it made me keenly aware of what poverty and desperation means? Yes, Sir it has. It will mean that I have a very very high achievement drive. But this is simply only one of the cards that I hold. Some of them are bad. Some of them are good. I can only play with the cards that I have. While I have sympathy for the hardship of others, flippantly stating that everything is pre-determined and hard work and persistence don't matter sincerely offends the fuck out of me. Because the truth is somewhere in the middle.