I attended my son’s final chapel at his school last night and one of the readings was the reading below. It got me thinking? So many people regard success in terms of financial wellbeing. But what really is success? Is it just about being happy? Is it about both financial and social wellbeing? I firmly believe that one needs to feel successful to be successful. That you need to live life to the full and that you need to respect yourself and have the respect of the people who surround you. The reading below pretty much spells it out.
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 health 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.