💡 Your origin story isn't a weight that holds you back; it's the fuel that drives you forward.
Keeping a physical or emotional link to your roots (the hammer/photo).
The journey wasn't a sprint; it was a decades-long climb. In the city, he slept on construction sites, the very ones he helped build. He learned the language of steel and concrete, turning his father’s basic carpentry into architectural mastery. Every time someone looked down on his accent or his dusty clothes, he whispered the mantra: De jos am plecat —I started from the bottom, and the only way is up.
For more inspiration on the spirit of starting from the bottom and finding motivation, watch this perspective:
One of the reason I came to Goa was because of Mr. Mario Miranda. My dream has been fulfilled. The high point of my visit, I grew up with Mario and thank you for printing out the pictures and the lovely gift. 