Not really sure about you but here is my life (not Indian): Childhood (before college) - born at a middle of a war in a pretty messed up country - parents 1 barely finished high school the other barely finished anything in his life 🤦🏻♂️ - dad was a physical education teacher at a nowhere school - entire childhood was basically in misery, poverty, bullies and illness (raised in a hood) - never had bicycle, sports shoes, sneakers till I was perhaps 18-19, don’t remember if I had a pair of jeans - worked all the summers since I was 12 in manual labor jobs - treated like sh!t by moms brothers 😢 entire childhood College entrance exam - studied 11 hrs days for 2 years to pass the entrance exam - had no supplemental books, no counseling no guidance no nothing on entire 2 years just red the used text books I had - very difficult competition to get to college but I finally did major in engineering but at a part time program College - worked full time and studied part time - treated like sh!t by my manager but I needed the money so just did whatever it took - studied days and nights for courses, GRE and etc - applied to us schools with the small money I made and saved - heavily discouraged and laughed at by my family, dad watched football on tv with loud volume while I was studying for my GRE every night, mom was constantly discouraging me to get a job instead of studying 😢 US visa (13-14 years ago) - needed to go to another country to get visa as we didn’t have embassy at the home country - terrible environment due to mandatory military service which I needed to do Funded my Masters - got partial funding from the school, had $4750 in my pocket when arrive to the school - sleep in the school lab, on lawns, at a mosque for the 1 month to find a budget place to rent - slept on the floor for 2 years and had 1 blanket and 1 pillow I bought from Walmart - ate at a church on Fridays Got first job - extremely difficult to find one that sponsored h1b - didn’t have a car so walked in the highway early mornings to go to work for the first few weeks - terrible manager 🤦🏻♂️ but better than home country Hell of GC - I mean 😢 let’s not talk about this part … as I don’t want to even remember it - terrible companies and politics hold it as a hostage to slave me 2020, layoffs … health issues 2023 layoff 😢 even though I did extremely well and got promoted in Q1 I really like to ask God … what is it that you want ? Like what’s your point what are you trying to prove with me ? I’m really sick and tiered of this life. I struggle to sit somewhere without a fear of some really messed up thing is about to happen to me. TC 0
You changed your life
>got out of poor circumstances through hard work, deferred gratification >Complains
I know it is easier said than done but if it helps you feel any better - There is someone on this earth who has seen an even worse childhood and has worked even harder than you and has still not reached where you have managed to reach - so count your blessings! Thank God that he blessed you with a healthy body and intelligent mind - blessed you with all the organs and limbs - many don’t even have these basic luxuries too - and what’s worse - they are still probably living their life with a smile! 😊 Like I had said - it is wayyy wayyy wayyy easier said than done but for sure it will make you feel slighlty better!
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Hang in there man. Nothing remains the same forever. Try and run on auto-pilot till things get better.
Hey man, you’re one tough cookie! Some of the idiots posting here would have given up a long time ago - Just keep going, act now worry later ! Someday you’ll be glad you didn’t give up.
That is quite extraordinary what you have achieved. I'm out of words ... Sorry for people here lacking empathy. What stones...
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What a response for someone who came to start a new life from a war-torn country.
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