That's the most honest, decent thing I've saw you say for many years

Yes, I'm fat, I love cheese and fizzy pop yay!
Now we've established that your eyes work we can move on

Hard work isn't the only key to success but it's very important, being born in the wrong place, other people interfering, bad luck, accidents, injury, etc, can all play a part in failure.
Success can come easy for some and hard for others, and some people never get the opportunities they deserve.
It's nice to see you do actually have some good qualities, would be nice to see more of them like when we used to be friends.
Keep up the hard work buddy! Enjoy