Remember one thing, people: the rags to riches tales that you come across in mass media are exceptions, not the norm. To use outliers to claim that hard work can really alter your circumstances is just plain hogwash.
Most people are hard-working. Most people have some talent. But most people don't make it big. There will always be examples of pakoda-sellers becoming owners of multi-million dollar food chains.
But for the vast majority of the people to at least lead respectable lives, the overall conditions of the country will have to improve. And yes, hard work alone doesn't make the cut, you will always need a combination of hard work and good luck for things to happen.
So, the next time you read about the poor bloke in the neighbourhood making it big and start dreaming that you could do it too, pinch yourself and return to reality. You will never know what clicked for that individual. Just like you will never know what didn't click for you.
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