Sculpture which shows a Man carving himself out the rock.
Who is a self made man according to you? I have often heard this phrase and every time it is used with reference to some celeb or an individual who has wealth that can last for generations together. Does it always have to be Rags to riches story? Can it not be someone who has attained greater success than what his original circumstances would have indicated is possible?
I opine that every individual who is successful to bring a level up in their lifestyle is self-made. A person who hasn’t relied on others but himself and succeeded in giving a better lifestyle for the next generation is self made. I do not think we should decide on who is a self made man based on the extravagant lifestyle one leads or the bank account details.
Anyone who achieves success through education, hard work and sheer will power is SELF-MADE. But, we often tend to believe in stories where luck favored a person or the opportunity fell for him from the sky without him having to even work for it. Some of the instances where I would feel one is self-made would be:
· An uneducated construction worker, if is successful to educate his kids is “A SELF MADE MAN” for me.· A person who in his childhood did not get 3 times meal a day, if successfully runs a business, be it even a tea stall is “A SELF MADE MAN” for me.· As a kid who had to sell newspapers and then managed to get a graduation by studying in an evening college with sheer determination and his hard earned money is “A SELF MADE MAN” for me.
Now, who is a self- made person according to you is for you to decide.-HPK!!!
