Things my friend's grandfather did back in the day

I was telling M how I was not feeling good at all over the weekend and felt like a loser actually. She said it's okay to feel like a loser once in a while and have it drive you. She explained to me how some things make you feel like a loser, but it's a matter of perspective, and sometimes things that you're not satisfied with are actually pretty great. She gave example of her grandfather who apparently they as kids thought hadn't done too well, but as adults realize that he had the most exciting and adventurous life a person can ask for themselves. Unattributed and mangled summary:

My grandfather was kindaa ambition man with a philanthropic heart. He tried so many things in his life. Like he fought with so many people, in court and stuff too. He sank his family's money several times too.

He opened an NGO, but they didn't want to play games with the big shots, and just wanted to do grassroots stuff re, so it didn't work out.

He once ran for a mayor, as an independent candidate.

He tried so so many things, he succeeded in some.

And we used to think he was such a loser, not having succeeded in anything in his life. And now I think about it, I feel like whatever it was he lived his life. He did not just survive, like you said. He traveled all over, for so many years, all over India and Nepal. He still has friends from every part. And he was friends with many western tourists too, they still send him cards in christmas new years and even dashain sometimes.

He did so many social service things, and he was really respected in our community.

He was stabbed too re, once, when he was young. Apparently he wanted to run for the ward council membership but the mafia there didn't want him to so. But he survived.

It's all like that.

And once he was into gems haha. He had his scientist friend, a gem expert sort of geologist or whatever they call those. They both ventured into this gem and stonecutting business. The only thing remaining from this venture is a big rock in our front yard right now from Trishuli. And that too...it's all covered my flowers and plants. It's a surprisingly unremarkable rock for something that is associated with gemstones.