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There are more than 7 billion people on this planet and there are more than 7 billions stories as well. Though I can't cover all of them but I have been trying to highlight those who haven't been successful in their lives (Success is measured in terms of money and wealth, though there are several other tools we can use to measure it but yes, it is debatable). Acknowledging and praising their hard work gives me a different kind of joy and happiness that I can't express in words.

Today, I'm going to share another true story and that is of Bashir Ahmad who is working as a security guard in a private company!

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1) Tell us about your childhood.

I was born in Sarghoda and my father was an Imam in a local mosque. I was the only child of my parents so they took special care of me, fulfilled every demand and wish I had. My father died when I was 10 and that was the time when things started to change.

2) What happened after your father died?

We actually had to leave the house where we used to live. The house belonged to a local community and the new Imam had to live there along with his family. My mother requested her relatives to accommodate us in their house but all in vain. So after leaving the house, we came to Lahore, hoping that being a big city, we would have more opportunities to earn money. Soon my mother started working as a maid and I started studying in a government school. I made myself very clear that I had to work hard not only for me but for my mother as well. I want to give her a good life but couldn't achieve my goal.

3) Why?

She died in a car accident, now I had to earn for myself and to do so, I have to quit my studies. I went outside one day and started crying, begging people to help me and give me a job, I hadn't eaten for 4 days, so this was the last option I thought I should try.

4) Did it work?

Yes, it did. A very nice person came to me and offered me a job. It was a local plastic manufacturing company and my job description was just to pack the bottles and put them in the cartons. I didn't have any place to live so used to sleep in the factory. The owner was impressed with the hard work I was doing, so he promoted me as a supervisor. Then I decided to get married and soon after becoming the supervisor, I got married with a coworker's daughter.

5) So your life began to change, what happened next?

Yes, it was a positive change. I was lucky that my wife was vert supportive. She used to save almost 50 percent of my monthly income and had always advised me to start my own business. I also decided to take this risk after the birth of my son and soon resigned from the company.

6) So what happened to your business?

I decided to start selling the plastic bottles in small cities of Pakistan, like buying from the companies manufacturing empty bottles in Lahore and then selling them in small cities. Thanks to my wife who gave me all the finances to start this business and it went well, in fact very well. But again, an unfortunate incident ruined my life and plans. The warehouse where I used to keep all of my inventory (empty bottles) caught fire and everything was finished, including my courage and hope to become a successful person. I had no money to start the business from scratch again, so started looking for jobs and found one where you can see me now. I'm in my 40's and my son is doing engineering in a private University, I have some high hopes and gave my son some goals to achieve and pray to God to keep my family away from the 4th unfortunate incident!

Please resteem if you like his story!

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