It is not mere luck but hard work. It is not by chance that you get to travel far and see what's at the far end but looking back, it was how you painstakingly endure the many loses you have to encounter in life before you get to think of winning.
It is to have made your self realized first your weakness before you think of how actually strong you are as a person. My story is nothing far different from your story. In one way or another, we can relate to a life that is filled with wonders and surprises.
I never thought that my years would make me the person not even my family thought of me to be. And that once an introvert person, so content to take the backseat, afraid to speak ...now leading me to a post where I have to be still and conquer stage fright because I choose this profession.
I once told my students, "You may not be able to save the entire human race from hunger, poverty, or from restlessness, but then at least you can save one soul. Dream and inspire a free-spirited soul." And then who knows, you might make a difference.
Actually, emotera ko karon, ing-ani lang gyud siguro ang feeling inig madungagan ang edad..;P
Back to my journey..God bless everyone!