Outliers

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Introduction:

I have had a pretty good life up to now. I live in one of the safest countries in the world. I go to one of the best schools in the country. I have three meals a day, and I am able to live without thinking of what I will have to do to survive. Don’t get me wrong. I am not trying to say I some sort of rich boy. I am just saying that the life I have lived so far is rather rare in today’s world and didn’t come in a flash; it came through a lot of luck and hard work by not only my parents but by my grandparents as well. This story is about what my grandfather had to do in order for me to live the life I am living now.
My grandfather grew up in a middle class family in a village in Karore (now Pakistan) with a normal family, normal friends and a normal high school. His birth house was spotless and was one of the biggest houses in the village. He had three helpers and his dad worked for the government. When I was younger, I was always pretty bored hearing this story. However, as I got older, and as the story developed more details, I started to realize my grandfather was laying the foundation for how his life changed dramatically from what it was and how it eventually led to me. I was shocked when he told me the story of what happened in 1947 when he was 19 years old in India. It’s this story, from the age of 19, that made him an outlier; the India/Pakistan partition, his army service, his engineering education and his marriage, when combined with a personality driven by hard work, determination and perseverance, all contributed toward making him an outlier. (Chawla, N)

Decision to leave:
Before I get into the story, let me say that in 1947, India was about to get really chaotic. My grandfather lived through...

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... a great women in his life to support him, my grandfather wouldn’t have had the energy and inducement to become a great outlier. I owe a lot to my grandmother as for being where I am as well. (Chawla, N)

Conclusion
His decisions and personality is why I am here today, and why I am lucky enough to be born in the top 2% of the world. I owe everything to my Grandfather who today is a healthy 86 year old, and I promise him that I will continue his hard work and perseverance and make him proud one day. I look back at my grandfather's story and it truels shocks me that how lucky I am. I can't recall the last time I ever left my family or drove a military truck day an night for two dollars. The reason we all are alive today is because 1 generation in our family worked really hard so we could have a better life. For me it was grandfather, and I owe my life to him.

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