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My parents came from a third world country extremely poor. They struggled to ensure that my siblings and I received a good education along with good values. My
by steven2012 12y ago
My parents came from a third world country extremely poor. They struggled to ensure that my siblings and I received a good education along with good values. My own family is now in the top 1% of earners in the US, so our family tree went from poor to well-off in one generation.
When my parents come to visit us, I know how proud they are and I'm proud that I didn't squander the opportunity that they worked so hard to give us.
I'm not sure what my kids will do but I intend to instill the same values of education, working harder than anyone else, and having good values into them.
- nicksellen 12y agoCongratulations for your hard work and achievements :) I presume you know other people with your background that haven't managed to achieve this, do you have any insight into what the differences are? Innate abilities? specific values? good luck? - I can imagine the general differences, but the specifics are really interesting to me.
- steven2012 11y agoEmphasis on education, but a lot of very hard work. Intelligence will get you some of the way, but hard work is everything.
- imaginenore 12y agoAlmost the same here. Bottom 3% -> top 3%.