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A Poor Boy Everyone Overlooked, Until He Stopped Waiting

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He was not loud. He was not noticed. Ravi was a quiet boy from a small town where people noticed money before they noticed people. He wore the same faded clothes most days and walked as if he did not want to be seen. In school, teachers often forgot his name. Neighbors passed by without a glance. No one asked what he liked or what he hoped for. Ravi learned early that being poor often meant being unheard. He did not complain. He simply carried it with him. Still, a question stayed somewhere inside him. Was this how his life would always be, or could something shift one day? Life Before Anyone Noticed Him Ravi grew up in a one-room house with a roof that leaked during the rains and windows that never closed properly. His father worked as a daily laborer. Some weeks there was work, some weeks there was none. His mother cleaned other people’s homes and returned each evening exhausted, her hands rough from years of scrubbing. From a young age, Ravi understood limits. Food was simple....