Success - in my terms....

 7.3 billion – this is the population of the world that we live in. What is thought provoking and amazing is that, each person coming into this world has a purpose, which can only be solved by her/him. It all depends on when and how we identify that purpose and what we do in order to accomplish it.

No one wants to live an ordinary life. We all want to fall into that rich and famous category of successful people. But, is “rich and famous”, the only identity of a successful person? The obvious answer is a ‘no’. Success here does not refer to the fact that whole world recognizes you by your name. Because, if that is the case, then all notorious people, will be considered successful and that is not how it is. Success is an indicator of how happy you are with your life or happy your surrounding is, because of something that you have done. What is the point, if you have all money and fame, if it has cost you your happiness?

There are many professions in the world, which bring a person to the limelight and ultimately, they become rich and famous. But, the question here is, have they actually made a difference in that field of theirs, have they done something never done before, will they be remembered for doing something good? Of course, there are quite a few, who have impacted the world because of their work, but, what about the others? Is this success? There is also another dimension to this, where people become famous, because they are family to someone famous. But again, is this success? The choice is ours – get the limelight or earn the limelight or simply do things, which will be remembered.

It is not needed that we do great things, to attain great heights – practically it is not possible for each person on earth, to bring a revolution in the world. But, we can do small things that slowly but steadily bring a revolution in the lives of at least a few people around us. These small things could also work wonders. Who could be a better example for this, than Anne Sullivan, herself? Her dedicated work is the only reason that we all know Helen Keller today. Money or fame was not her goal, service was.

At the end, if there is even one whose life has been positively impacted by us, it is satisfaction – satisfaction of having ‘learned’ from the society, ‘earned’ because of the society and ‘returned’ something back to the society. And this satisfaction is what “success” is. No one, but you, is responsible for your success and happiness. So, identify the purpose of your life, work towards achieving it – fame, name and money will follow.