Failures are an integral part of life's pursuits. Too often, we attribute our setbacks to external constraints — limited resources or opportunities, inadequate platforms, socio-cultural barriers, or the discouraging voices that lead thousands to abandon their dreams. While resenting these obstacles is understandable, surrendering to them without a fight only perpetuates defeat and leads to a lasting retrogression.

Thus, when faced with the choice between being nothing without hardship and something with challenges, the latter almost proves rewarding. This fact, nevertheless, barely absolves the oppressive segments of their culpability for keeping people underprivileged by design in societies like ours.

Had the challenges been insurmountable, the individuals and societies in lower socio-economic strata would never have risen to fame and success. Therefore, far from stifling progress, constraints can act as a forge where creativity, collaboration and resilience converge to spark transformative breakthroughs that ultimately benefit........

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