Success is Achievement. It is a fulfillment of desires. It is
the shooting of a goal. While Success is a simple word, it
is very complicated to understand why Success
sometimes creates Happiness and occasionally, makes
us miserable.
Success according to the world
People think that Success is just being an Achiever. It is
aboutwinningandbeingfamous.Itisbeingoneofthe'who's
who'of society.Generally,peopleareconsideredsuccessful
if they achieve something noteworthy in their field of
endeavour. So, one can be a successful businessman but a
total failure as a father. Whatever the success be, it's
understood that Success, achievement, and winning
not only give us material wealth but also Happiness.
Accomplishment does not always create Happiness
No doubt, every accomplishment creates excitement,
but why is it that though we win, we are sometimes
unhappy? A sportsman may get a prize of US$ 10,000
but he cries in misery because he lost the first prize of
US$ 25,000. Isn't it strange that achievement can,
sometimes, make us miserable? We, human beings are
generally greedy and are never content with what we
get. We always want more and more. Therefore,
Success is not really Achievement. It is beyond that. It is
that sense of Achievement that causes contentment.
This doesn't always happen. Although we seem to be
successful, we are often not satisfied with our
achievement and yearn for that distant dream that
remains unfulfilled and thus postpone our Happiness.
Success is Achievement
Even a blind person will say Success is Achievement. If
we achieve something, we are successful and we are
successful when we win. But what about that person
who is successful but does not achieve the objective of
being successful - for instance, someone who earned
millions to marry a girl but then found out that she had
already married his best friend. His heart breaks, even
though he is a successful millionaire, he cries. His
Success could not achieve the Happiness that it was
meant to derive. Therefore, Success has a deeper
meaning. It is not just what the dictionary defines it as.
True Success, actually, is that sense of peace, joy, and bliss that comes after the accomplishment. If the
achievement doesn't give that sense of tranquillity and
ecstasy,then is it really Success?
Why is Success different for different people?
That is why Success is not the same for everybody.
When Michelangelo was painting his famous piece of
art in the Sistine Chapel, his friends wanted to spend
some fun time together. They even came out and called,
"Michel, why are you tirelessly doing that painting far
up in the ceiling. Who will see it?" Michelangelo is said
to have answered, "God will!" To him, Success was
different from eating, drinking and gallivanting with
friends. Thus, comes the saying, "One man's food is
another one's poison." What Success is to me, may mean
nothing to you. Why? Because the outcome of my
Success makes me Happy, but the same doesn't give
you fulfillment. Thus, Success is different to different
people, only becausedifferentpeopledon'tfindthe same
Happiness inaspecificachievement.