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Enough Is Good Enough
#WritcoStoryPrompt66
An established businessman lived in an orphanage before the comfortable life he's enjoying at present. There he learned the value of enough is good enough and has to finish chores before he could eat. Continue the lines and come up with a touching story.

Growing up in the orphanage, Mark Bennett never imagined he would one day stand in a high-rise office overlooking the city. As a child, his world was small — a shared room with squeaky beds, the long wooden tables where meals were served, and the faint smell of soap and laundry that never quite left the air. But it was there, in that humble place, that he learned lessons that would shape his life forever.

The orphanage wasn’t just a shelter; it was a place where children learned discipline, responsibility, and the value of working hard. "Enough is good enough," the matron would say, reminding them that perfection wasn’t the goal — survival was. Mark often found himself scrubbing floors or folding sheets, his stomach rumbling with hunger, knowing he couldn’t eat...