Wherein Dose Honor Lie?

(By Shabnam Sattary, Martyr Sattary's Daughter)
One night I was watching T.V by the side of my father. A reporter was Rajaee, who then was the prime- minister. He was speaking of the stages of his life from childhood on. He was saying how he made a living through pedalring and hawking..
I felt uncomfortable and told my father, "If a high ranking official of the country has such a past, it is not advisable to be announced on the T.V, because his words will be heard by the whole nation and individuals and they may have different interpretations. My father replied, "My daughter, one's promotion is not bound up with easy life and affluence, on the contrary, if a person can promote himself from the lowest levels of social stages to a high position through hard work, this is the honor for him and he should be praised. I did not understand his words then, but now his words have been the basis for my life.