So, What Is "Success" Anyway????

Last month was the time for all my friends in high school to graduate. I do happen to have a few of them, and I had a hard time figuring out what to get them as a graduation present. I happened to find this one book, "The Secrets of Success" in the Hallmark store my mom works at. I liked this book because it had a lot of helpful hints about how to keep the real important stuff in line. The introduction to the book was really interesting to me, and since a friend of mine and I were talking about the meaning of "real success" today, it made me think of that intro. So what is success? I think the quote below answers that question pretty well....

“Success. We read books about it, watch infomercials, work really hard to get it, and keep it, and maybe show it off a little. But what is it exactly? The world tells us it’s getting a good job. Making a lot of money. Driving a new car. It’s getting somewhere fast. Knowing someone important. Making something happen. It’s being stylish. Being popular. Being in charge. Or is it something else altogether? Something you can’t quite put your finger on. Something almost impossible to describe. Something different for everyone, depending on who you are, where you are, and when. Poet Matthew Arnold said, ’Life is not a having and a giving, but a being and becoming.’ This is no secret, but it’s something we’re likely to forget from time to time, especially when the going gets rough, tough, or tiresome. One thing they say is true: Success is a journey. You are on your way.”
~The Secrets of Success~