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Not long ago, while scrolling through social media, I was surprised by many videos selling quick recipes for success, offering steps to achieve success and wealth by following daily behaviors that increase chances of progress and success. They were like noisy waves that burden the poor with the weight of their poverty and the failure with the weight of their failure, by convincing them that the problem lies in the mindset not in the circumstances, in the will not in the structure, ignoring the many feelings of frustration the listener will experience when he thinks he hasn't exerted enough effort to achieve his goal, without looking at the roots of the problem itself or addressing the real reason behind it. The question that can be asked is: Do people even start from the same point for success to be a reflection of effort alone?

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I chose to write this article because it offers an answer to a question that has long echoed in our ears: that success is the fruit of individual effort alone, and that those who have not succeeded have not tried hard enough. However, this idea, despite its appeal and simplicity, hides a more complex reality; it ignores differences in opportunities, education, social environment, and the economic and cultural capital that not everyone possesses to the same degree. This article, for me, is an attempt to deconstruct one of the most common ideas in self-development culture, one that sanctifies individual will to the point of denying the influence of surrounding circumstances. Not everyone who works hard achieves success, and not everyone who succeeded had an equal path compared to others. Some start the race from the starting line, while others start it far behind, and then everyone is asked to run at the same speed. What made this concept, for me, worth writing about, is that it does not seek to diminish the value of diligence or personal responsibility, but rather to place them in their real context, and to remind that success is not a purely individual equation, but a result of a complex interaction between personal effort and social and economic circumstances and institutions that open doors for some people and close them in the faces of others. Everyone reading this article should look at success from a fairer and more just perspective, and free it from superficial judgments that reduce human lives to the saying: 'Where there's a will, there's a way,' by acknowledging the influence of circumstances without denying the will. Believing in individual responsibility should not become an excuse to ignore collective responsibility, and between these two ends a more just vision of humanity takes shape; a vision where individuals' value is not measured solely by what they have achieved. Willpower is an important force, but it cannot alone remove all barriers, just as acknowledging the influence of circumstances does not mean justifying failure, but rather understanding reality before passing judgment on it.**Flash: Success is not measured by where one arrives in life, but by the hardships one overcomes.