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For a man who had been deprived of so many things in his childhood days, he was able to manage to pull up and prove to himself that life isn't that bad at all.

It is still fresh in his memory what he had gone through as he was growing up. There was one incident in high school when he was to compete in sports but he had no pair of shoes to use. It was too bad that his family couldn't afford to buy shoes for him so he almost quit in the contest. It was a good thing that he was spared by a cousin who had shoes at that time and lent them to this man.

Now, that this man is a grown-up one, shoes are scattered in his room. Shoes can be seen here...there... and everywhere. 

For some children whose parents are not that well off and family only lives by hand to mouth, never lose hope. Most parents want the best for their sons and daughters but because of their economic status, sometimes they cannot give and provide what their children need and want. If parents don't have enough resources, children must resort to themselves to be better in order for them to get the things they need and want. It may not happen as quickly as possible, but eventually, tugging patiently would help them reach their goals in life.

This man knows how it feels to be on the shoes of these children. He pushed himself to strive harder and harder to avail the things he had been deprived of in his younger years. In front of a mirror, this man is smiling as he enjoys the things he never had in the past.