Becoming Great Novels & Stories

“A nurse from the school clinic?. The mighty school Librarian?. Food on my table?.” This group must be very powerful, he said to himself as he felt a bit relieved after taking the pills but he never knew he was thinking aloud. “Yes, they are very powerful and I count you Lucky to have joined. You can be here and also be a multime Billionaire if only you take advantage of every opportunity that comes your way”. Anslem has just been introduced to a journey. Will he come to love it or decline?.

“This.” Saben’s small brows furrowed. “My heart?” "Yes." Benedict's voice softened. "Being great isn't about money or being the best. It's about being kind, strong, and loving the people around you, son and I think you are Saben." Saben blinked up at him. Then, in the purest voice, he asked, "Like you love Mommy?" Benedict's throat tightened. He swallowed hard, nodding. "Yeah. Like I love Mommy."

"Okay. I'll arrange a job for you. If you do well, I'll definitely hire you. My dad couldn't even read when he started, but he became a famous restaurant mogul in Kashmere. "That's why you should never give up. You can learn what you don't know, but you absolutely can't be lazy."

After settling my parents' well-being, I returned home. Fiona's figure was nowhere to be seen in the empty house. I sat on the couch, reflecting on the past five years. From an energetic special forces soldier to a live-in son-in-law. From a humiliated loser to a hero returning to the unit. The ups and downs of life made me understand what true value was. Personal gains and losses seemed insignificant compared to the greater cause of the country. Just as I was lost in my thoughts, the phone rang. It was the commanding officer from my unit.

Chapter Forty One Nina “How do I become a billionaire overnight?” I input the words into the browser on my mother's phone and a lot of inspirational and motivational quotes about patience , reading books and working hard in school. Dude, it’s like the internet doesn’t know how desperate I am right now and I thought it had solutions or atleast answers to everything?

Adrian smiled. “Okay. I know what I should do with my life now. I’m going to become like you, no, better than you.” Terry experienced an adrenaline rush. Adrian once again pointed to his head and said, “In order to achieve greatness, one should have a kind heart, glorious ambition, and the ability to see through all the nonsense in the world. Then, you’ll be able to identify what you should and shouldn’t do.” Terry clenched his fists at that point.

Certain. And far too knowing. It’s what you’re going to become.

'Don't aim at success. The more you aim at it and make it a target, the more you are going to miss it. For success, like happiness, cannot be pursued; it must ensue, and it only does so as the unintended side effect of one's personal dedication to a cause greater than oneself or as the by-product of one's surrender to a person other than oneself. Happiness must happen, and the same holds for success: you have to let it happen by not caring about it. I want you to listen to what your conscience commands you to do and go on to carry it out to the best of your knowledge. Then you will live to see that in the long-run—in the long-run, I say!—success will follow you precisely because you had forg

He slowly wiped it off so that it would have irritated his sister. “Okay, let’s make it clear: no one is greater than the other at birth, even at that, some were privileged to be born into a wealthy family,” she said. “If you are born into a wealthy family, you are not great yet until you make your greatness” “Says who? Obi, you have been lied to. You don’t need to suffer like a beggar to be great; you mustn’t start from scratch to be great. You only need to discover something. To be known for something,” she said.

A woman who can take care of his family well and not a dandy woman who just likes to squander his wealth. “You know Ed, my greatest fortune is having you. You have succeeded in breaking all my doubts about having a family and you have succeeded in removing all my trauma due to my parents' inability to fulfill their role as parents. Because of you, I have succeeded in being a father and a blessed husband. Thanks Ed. Thank you very much."