People doggedly pursue success, and some achieve it. But it is
vitally important to ready oneself for what comes next. After all, success is
not the end… but the means.
Things do not make one happy. There is nothing wrong with enjoying them: we
work our entire lives to provide ourselves with those brief moments of bliss. But
happiness is born within, and all the trappings in the world will merely serve
to suffocate a miserable soul.
If you cannot enjoy little, you will not appreciate much.
Big things get in the way of simple pleasures. When the eyes are large, the
heart is lacking.
Impressing others is a vicious cycle. You must constantly
provide wonder, or their interest will cease. Friends do not care about what
you have, but who you are.
Think about what you want: why do you desire it? Is there a
real purpose, or is it just to gain acceptance? Do you wish to produce
something, or consume it on your lusts?
It is easy to be a victim of your own success. There are
many who perish in the pursuit of vanity. To truly appreciate a mighty oak, you
must never forget that it was once but a seed.
Insightful and eloquent! Yes, people do often find themselves afraid of heights as they climb a little higher. So true that those who cannot appreciate the simple pleasures are too stupid to truly appreciate ANYTHING: They are like monkeys who get excited by flashing lights and the ringing of bells and the blowing of whistles. Yes, people are victims of their success when they find they have no foundation for it.
ReplyDeleteOr they feel unworthy of it. And so, they do everything they can to sabotage what is undeserved. Their end is the same as the beginning, just without the hope of better days...
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