cRaWy's ThOuGhTs ...

success

what defines success ? i think a lot of pple in this world would say that success is getting what ever you desire. dictionary.com defines success as " The achievement of something desired, planned, or attempted ". so i guess a lot of pple in this world would agree with dictionary.com i guess.

but if success is gained thru unscrupulous means, then is that considered true success? what if that success brings along other undesired circumstances (elvis presley for eg) ... is that still measurable as being "successful"?

everybody wants to rule the world. i think there are many a tune that sings of this little dream that everyone has. maybe we were influenced from young by the cartoons or comics that we see (superman is a very big culprit).

but as we grow older, saving the good pple from the bad went into the depths of our memory. instead, worldly measures then start forming themselves in our eyes. cash, credit card, car, condo, career. the measures of success then counts on what your take home salary is compared to your mates, how high up the corporate ladder are you in your organization and how big your wallets are (that means how many cards you can carry. now i kind of understand why ladies carry such big wallets ... hmmm). but are these true measures of success?

lets picture oneself, relaxing by the pool side condo, your credit card at the bar counter, where you have opened an account to call for drinks and food at your whims and fancies, your car being washed in the area near you ... but you are ALONE. yes you may have achieved everything your world desires, you have nothing that money cant buy ... but do you call that success? what is success ... with it being gained at other pple's expense? what is success, when you lose your soul ?

success when you are alone is empty ... when you cannot share the gains of your success with others. or simply saying ... there is no one around that you would want to share your success with. it is bitterness, especially when you tastes the sweetness ... and at the end of the day, you realise that it is not the success that you are looking for all your life.

think about it today, have you made decisions that lead you to worldly desires. have you forsaken the important things to you so that you are able to carry on your quest for the desires of the world? as the saying goes in the business world, a great business man is one that makes a mistake only once in his career ... and learns from it.

posted by Crawy @ 9:08 pm