<p>When I really wanted something as a child, and life said ‘No’, this is what I did.</p><p><br/></p><p>When I was still growing up, let’s say around age 9, there was this storybook I loved so much. The Cunning Tortoise. I can’t even remember the writer now, probably one of those young authors back in the day.</p><p><br/></p><p>I wanted that book badly. But my mom said no. Not because she didn’t care, but because she kept saying, “I’ll get it for you another time.”</p><p>I waited… but the book never came.</p><p><br/></p><p>So, I took matters into my own hands.</p><p>I borrowed the book from a classmate whose parents had already bought it for him.</p><p><br/></p><p>Now here’s the part that still lives in my memory—</p><p>I picked up one of my empty notebooks and started copying the book word for word.</p><p>Yes, every single page.</p><p>At night, while everyone was asleep, I would bring the lantern close and start copying again. Quietly. Patiently. Passionately.</p><p><br/></p><p>Then one night, my mom stepped out of her room and caught me.</p><p>She paused. She didn’t scold me.</p><p>She just stood there. Then smiled.</p><p>I honestly don’t know what was going through her mind…</p><p>But she said,</p><p>“Okay, stop copying. I’ll get it for you tomorrow. Go to sleep.”</p><p><br/></p><p>And she did.</p><p>That night, something changed.</p><p><br/></p><p>But you see, this story isn’t just about The Cunning Tortoise…</p><p>It’s about something deeper.</p><p><br/></p><p>Sometimes, help doesn’t come until you show how much you want it.</p><p>Sometimes, it’s your attitude towards your goal that invites the breakthrough.</p><p><br/></p><p>Let life see how badly you want it.</p><p>Let the world feel your hunger.</p><p>That’s when things begin to move.</p><p><br/></p><p>COPIED</p>
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