So she never made it as a girl child to astronomer, much less an astronaut. But she does regularly change wallpaper of quasars and dark nebulae, on the home pages of her mobile phone.
And she never made it to global scholar and national minister in the public service, but she speaks on the same level, without fear and favour, from heartlander auntie on the street, to most excellent head of state.
She didn't rise in hierarchy as most loyal employee to right authoritative board director, her very imperfect personality natural but not typical, simple but not primitive, and certainly not top in efficiency and best-grades results.
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