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Raised to Work Hard: Charlemonte’s Life-Changing Lesson

Name: Raised to Work Hard: Charlemonte’s Life-Changing Lesson
Uploaded: 2025-12-09T15:02:50+00:00
Duration: 55 s
Channel: Jason Martin
Description: In this first‑person monologue, Charlemonte recounts how his father, a farmer, required him to work every Saturday alongside him and then gave him a…

9 Dec 2025 · 1 min

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In this first‑person monologue, Charlemonte recounts how his father, a farmer, required him to work every Saturday alongside him and then gave him a small plot of land to cultivate on his own. The father refused to hand over resources, insisting Charlemonte earn his own success. Charlemonte reflects that this early lesson of self‑reliance and hard work prepared him for life after immigrating to a new country, where he now rejects handouts and believes that diligent effort inevitably leads to better outcomes. He emphasizes that this mindset is essential for anyone seeking success in a new environment.

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And then, you know, every like, you know, weekend after school, he says, come and work with me. When I go to work with my dad and the farmer, guess what? You know, I have to spend the whole Saturday to work with him, but he give me a little piece of land for myself to work for myself. Nobody's going to help me. I do my thing after I help him out. When I go to my dad, I say, I need this. He said, no, I don't. I'm not going to give you nothing. This is the piece of land you need to cultivate. This is yours. And at that time I did not understand. I thought, man, you are a mean dad. But this guy was preparing me for success. When I came in this country, I don't hope for people give me stuff. I don't need you give me stuff. Teach me what I need to do so I can go to work and get what I want. Working hard is not a problem. So you see, like, you know, I mean, honestly, like, you know, this is important for all of us because, you know, we come here to work. Yes or no? Yes or no? We know if we work hard, great things are going to happen.