In a small village lived a boy named Raju. He was very poor, but his heart was full of big dreams. Every day, he helped his father in the fields and studied under a streetlight at night because they had no electricity.
People laughed at him. "A poor boy can never succeed," they said. But Raju never stopped believing in himself. He worked harder than anyone else. He saved money, bought old books, and learned everything he could.
One day, he got a chance to study in the city. Life was not easy—he worked part-time, faced hunger, and loneliness. Still, he never gave up.
Years passed. Raju became a successful engineer. He returned to his village, built a school, and helped poor children like him.
The same people who laughed now respected him.
Raju proved one thing:
"Being poor is not a weakness, but giving up is."