Life, they say, is what happens when you’re busy making other plans. For me, life has unfolded in a way so profoundly different from my initial dreams that even I marvel at it. I’m a pediatrician, settled in the US, living what most would consider a successful immigrant story. My parents in India beam with pride, telling relatives about their son, the doctor. And truthfully, I love what I do. The smiles of children, the trust in their parents’ eyes – it’s a calling, a true joy. But there’s a secret, a massive, gleaming secret I’ve carried for eight long years, hidden deep within my chest.
My Secret Millions: A Confession from Across the Seas
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