Lessons in Silence and Success

“What made your spoilt sister shut up?” People always ask me that, thinking it was

luck or a coincidence. They don’t know the truth. I do. My sister had everything

growing up—money, attention, toys, gadgets, parties.

She never worked for anything, never struggled, never faced consequences. She thought life

owed her happiness. Meanwhile, I got nothing. No handouts, no shortcuts.

Just lessons in hard work, patience, and resilience. So I did what she

never thought I could: I built something from scratch. A business. Late nights,

early mornings, failures, rejections—I endured it all. Slowly,