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Chapter 2 - Chapter 2:The priceless lesson

schools, all his old friends also joined the same school. We call this kind of thing a miracle in life — and that's exactly what happened in Varun's life.

Varun had always been the same kind of person, but after he joined the new school, he began to understand many new things. By nature, Varun was someone who got scared even about small things. His old school was very close to where he lived, and everyone there knew him well. But this new school was different — it was far away from his home, and there were many students he didn't know. That's why he felt very scared.

Without realizing it himself, he started getting anxious about small things — fear of not doing homework, fear of not wearing shoes properly, fear of not getting a haircut — his fears increased day by day. But over time, he made a lot of new friends. As days went by, his fear began to fade a little.

Varun was someone who had to struggle for almost everything. It's not that he was greedy — he belonged to an ordinary upper-middle-class family and led a simple life. But even the small things he wished for didn't come easily to him. Other than his parents, there was no one in the world who really cared about him.

His father was the kind of man who always tried to buy Varun whatever he asked for, no matter what it was. But as Varun grew older, he started to understand his family's situation. They had started building a new house after demolishing their old one, but due to financial problems, even after two or three years, they couldn't complete it. That was when Varun truly realized his family's condition. He felt deeply sad.

Time went on, but Varun's life didn't change much. One day, he wished for a laptop. Knowing his family's struggles, he asked his father for one that was very cheap. But even then, his father couldn't afford to buy it for him. For the first time, Varun understood what it really meant when people say, "We can't afford it." He was heartbroken.

In this world, everyone faces their own kind of problems depending on where they are in life. Some people believe that money solves everything — but that's not true. Even those with plenty of money are not necessarily peaceful, and those without money are not always suffering. Yet, those who can't even meet their basic needs live through pain every single day. Life isn't fair, and it isn't equal for everyone — and Varun's life was no exception.

Though Varun understood his circumstances, he still felt sad. You might wonder, "Why did he want a laptop at such a young age?" It was because all his school friends had laptops and expensive mobile phones. He didn't desire to show off — he just wanted to be equal to them.

Varun's father worked hard and made many sacrifices to send him to a good school, but most of his classmates came from rich families. Their lifestyle attracted Varun a lot. He liked the way they lived, even though his own life was different.

He didn't wish for luxury — only the simple things he saw others have. His father worked hard to give him those things whenever he could. Still, even after understanding his situation, Varun continued to ask for a few things now and then.

Days passed. One day, Varun realized how hard his father worked to earn money and how difficult their financial condition really was. When he turned 16, he stopped asking his father for anything beyond what was necessary.

From then on, one thought filled his heart — to earn money somehow. That desire to earn started when he was very young, but as he grew up, it became stronger. He understood that money was important for almost everything — dreams, family, and comfort.

Yet, he didn't know what his true talent was. He kept searching for it for a long time but couldn't find it. Eventually, he came to understand one important thing — to earn money, you don't always need age, time, or the perfect moment; what you really need is talent.

But Varun couldn't discover what his talent was — and that search continued within him.

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