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Success is an interesting concept, and something that seems fairly subjective with no clear definition. I've spoken with people who have money but feel unsuccessful because they aren't well respected, I've spoken with well respected people who feel unsuccessful because they don't have any money.
There are people out there who have both money and respect yet still feel unsuccessful because they have not yet achieved some random goal they set for themselves.
It is obvious that this is some strange mental trap that we have fallen into in society, where many of us set impossible standards of happiness for ourselves. I don't think that this trap was created intentionally, but is a natural development in culture that has been caused by generations of twisted values.
For so long, in most places throughout the world, we have placed value on wealth and status, regardless of how these positions were achieved, instead of placing value on how someone interacts with others and the world around them.
Considering that wealth and status are considerable rare things to have, many people spend their whole lives betting their happiness on a dream that may never come.
Then, for those among us who are lucky enough to achieve these arbitrary goals, they typically find that they still aren't happy and many times end up feeling more empty than ever, because the dream that they chased all along was not what they imagined it would be.
Whats worse, is that many people sacrifice love and friendships on their ride to top, and it isnt until they reach that plateo where they realize that those relationships were the secret to true happiness.
Im not trying to make a point about this, just calling attention to the weirdness of it all.
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