Conceptions Of Success (Part 2)- My Father

Perhaps, my father was not considered as successful as he is just an ordinary, mediocre person in this world. Perhaps, the world would never knew him, but it is his past that is worth admiration from me. The hardships that he suffered and the process of growing stronger after endless setbacks inspired even more.

My father is 51 years old now and he had lived his childhood in Malaysia, Penang. To start with, my grandfather was a wealthy businessman who inherited his wealth from his father. Unfortunately, when my father was merely six, he turned bankrupt due to failures in his business and gambling. My grandfather then passed away few years later.

My father, the eldest son, had to support his 5 sisters and a brother. Because of this, he went to Singapore to work for a living. He was like my age at that time.

He only had completed his primary education and was not proficient in English. Hence, he had worked as a cleaner, salesman and actor. He took up a few jobs and had to send the money he had earned home. Though his jobs were tough, he persevered and occasionally, he would take up some English courses.

After some times, he set up his own business, selling clothes and earned heaps of money. But his business failed after a few years. But he did not give up.

Despite all odds, he later obtained a diploma in business administration to become a Singapore PR. He was later offered a job as a manager in a company where he spent two decades there and was later fired due to his commitments in setting his own business and in his family. He is extremely filial to his mother and takes great care of his sibling, even until now. He also cares much about us.

His small business, selling lens is later set up and he had hence achieved his dream and now working his way to expanding it. The rest of the journey will be tough, just like now where we are facing economic crisis.

But I am sure he will succeed one day.