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Yeah, hard work must be admired.
I like the way you describe all his struggles and success.
This is the lesson for us that success is not on next step for everyone but people try to get it☺️☺️.

Hard work pays off! I hope that this is not just an old, worn-out phrase, but that people will start to notice again that hard work really is ennobling. Especially work on oneself!