When I was 10 years old, both parents died in a traffic accident. I was completely shocked and thought it was the end of my life. However, I brought up by 70-year-old grandmother who was too old and weak to work. I had to leave school and did odd jobs to earn a living: selling lottery tickets, washing dishes, doing baby sitting. I must do work from morning to evening so I did not spend time going to school. When I was 15, my grandmother was on edge so she encouraged me to attend evening classes. With a lot of effort, I completed secondary education and passed a challenging exam to enter Medical University. Nevertheless, I could not afford enough money to pay tuition fees and had to reject the opportunity. I had try to hard-working and determine to study: thus, I was awarded a scholarship from The Thanh Nien for college students from poor families. This was really a turning point in my life because I could start my university studies and hope for a better future.
Six years of hard work at the university and trying to live on a shoestring budget put an end at last. Now I am working as a doctor at a hospital which I always desire. I am planning to set up and run a charitable organisation to help poor students.
I have told my own story hoping to encourage other people like me to try something challenging. Poverty is no shame. Do not let poverty defeat you and destroy your hope for a better life. This is my motto.
When I was 10 years
old
, both parents
died
in a traffic accident. I was completely shocked and
thought
it was the
end
of my life.
However
, I brought up by 70-year-
old
grandmother who was too
old
and weak to work. I had to
leave
school and did odd jobs to earn a living: selling lottery tickets, washing dishes, doing baby sitting. I
must
do work from morning to evening
so
I did not spend time going to school. When I was 15, my grandmother was on edge
so
she encouraged me to attend evening classes. With
a lot of
effort, I completed secondary education and passed a challenging exam to enter Medical University.
Nevertheless
, I could not afford
enough
money to pay tuition fees and had to reject the opportunity. I had
try
to
hard
-working and determine to study:
thus
, I
was awarded
a scholarship from The Thanh
Nien
for college students from poor families. This was
really
a turning point in my life
because
I could
start
my university studies and hope for a better future.
Six years of
hard
work at the university and trying to
live
on a shoestring budget put an
end
at last.
Now
I am working as a doctor at a hospital which I always desire. I am planning to set up and run a charitable
organisation
to
help
poor students.
I have
told
my
own
story hoping to encourage other
people
like me to try something challenging. Poverty is no shame. Do not
let
poverty defeat you and
destroy
your hope for a better life. This is my motto.