Flashback: Twenty Years Ago

Stand up for yourself. Stick to your principles. I had always underestimated myself, but deep inside, a unique strength was there—a strength that could guide me toward my destiny. Thinking that someone else controlled my fate was my biggest mistake. I was the only one who could shape the life I would live.

In many ways, I was stronger than I realized, and my father’s words echoed in my mind, lingering until they became truth.

Courage always felt out of reach, ...