Writing Prompt #2

What does the following quote mean to you? "You don’t get to pick where you’re from, but you always have control of where you’re going."

You have no control over what family you are born into.  You can’t decide who your parents are going to be.  Although you can’t control who your parents are, you can control your future.  You can choose whether you are going to be a hard worker or a slacker.  You have the power to control what path you will take in life.  If you are born into a family that is poor, that’s not your choice, but you can work really hard when you get older to become successful.  Sometimes people are born into families that do not necessarily have a good name, but they work hard all of their life and make a good name for themselves.  I feel that you control your future.  If you work hard, you can go places in life.