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[deep calm tone] They said… a farmer’s son… could never become great. [pause] But they were wrong. [pause] Because this… is the story of a boy… who refused… to let his beginning… decide his ending. [pause] He was born… in a small village… where the roads were dusty… and life… was ne…

[deep calm tone] They said… a farmer’s son… could never become great. [pause] But they were wrong. [pause] Because this… is the story of a boy… who refused… to let his beginning… decide his ending. [pause] He was born… in a small village… where the roads were dusty… and life… was never easy. [pause] His parents… were farmers. Hardworking… honest… but poor. [pause] Every single day… before the sun even rose… they were already in the fields. [pause] And he… was always