I stand before you today, not as someone celebrated for their victories, but as someone who has always persevered. Throughout my journey, I have discovered the most important lessons of all — to be human, to live with compassion, and to embrace myself wholly. The world measures success in accolades, wealth, and titles. But I measure it by something far greater: the ability to rise after every fall, to smile after every storm, and to always extend kindness. Life has been my greatest teacher. It has stripped me of pride and pretense, humbled me in unimaginable ways, and shown me what truly matters: resilience, compassion, and the courage to keep going when the world says, “Give up.”