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08/10/2003 16:52:20
02. What Is Success
What is success?
To laugh often and much;
To win the respect of intelligent people
and the affection of children;
To earn the appreciation of honest critics
and endure the betrayal of false friends;
To appreciate beauty;
To find the best in others;
To leave the world a bit better, whether by
a healthy child, a garden patch
or a redeemed social condition;
To know even one life has breathed
easier because you have lived;
This is to have succeeded.
by Ralph Waldo Emerson
> On 26 Aug 2015, at 04:34, Deepa Mohan <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> I'd add having good health to this mix.
>
> SATP (Sorry About Top Posting), but Gmail makes it much easier to do it, alas.
>
>> On Wed, Aug 26, 2015 at 8:59 AM, Udhay Shankar N <[email protected]> wrote:
>> Interesting and thought-provoking post by my friend Anu. The relevant
>> bit is reproduced below. What's *your* definition of success?
>>
>> https://anulife.wordpress.com/2015/08/23/defining-success/
>>
>> <q>
>> I’m not entirely sure, but I do think my solution set encompasses a few
>> things:
>>
>> Something about personal growth. I can’t stand it if I am not a
>> better person than I was yesterday.
>> Something about Love: Re-connecting with some of my favorite people
>> in the world over the last two weeks has been amazing. I think love
>> in all it’s forms and definitions is important. On some level, I feel
>> like this is what it means to be human.
>> Something about financial well being: I like stuff, turns out. I’m
>> still trying to figure out what, and how much. But something about
>> having enough financial freedom to do what you want to do with your
>> life. And buy the things you want too.
>> Something about living with integrity: I don’t want to do things I
>> don’t agree with or believe in.
>> Something about fun: I think it’s incredibly easy to lose this, and
>> entirely undervalued as we get older, but I don’t think life is worth
>> living unless you are having fun.
>>
>> And that’s all I’ve got so far. But I suppose it’s a start.
>> </q>
>>
>> --
>>
>> ((Udhay Shankar N)) ((udhay @ pobox.com)) ((www.digeratus.com))
>>
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