feared that if I continued to follow Papa’s expectations, I’d end up as isolated and angry as he was. He had raised Yush and me to see the world as a place where our accomplishments, money, and social status defined our worth. The events of the year had prompted me to question this outlook. I saw that, despite all that Papa had accomplished and how intelligent he was, happiness and peace were strangers to my father, and that same drive for achievement had nearly killed my brother. I needed to prove to myself that I was capable of living beyond Papa’s shadow and that happiness was achievable
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