1- What does "authority" probably mean?
sorry>>what did you mean ??
2- Who asked for a divorce, the father or the mother?
surely the mother
3- Who was the successful man?
The man with his father
4- What did the successful man say at the interview?
he said :You see, I had no choice. My father was an alcoholic. I DIDN'T WANT TO BE LIKE HIM."

5- What is the lesson in this story?
The moral of the story; it doesn't matter who you are, where you are from, who your parents are.

What matters is the choice you take

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it is really useful thank you