The world calls you successful only when you become very rich, even if you are not a good human being. But the same world also complains that there are not enough good people.
Francis Bacon once said, that it is impossible to love and stay clever at the same time. I feel it is also very hard to remain a good person and still meet all the expectations of this world. This is because the world is never satisfied. While trying to fit into it, you slowly lose yourself and your values.
Everyone is running in a race, to look better, earn more money, buy big cars, stay fit, and own property. This desire for “more” never ends. And when you don’t get this “more,” you feel unhappy.
Everyone is in this race. And if you are also one of them, then no matter how much you achieve in life, you may never feel true peace. The truth is, no matter how strong you are financially, if your mind is not at peace, then money becomes just a way to show the world.
I am not saying you should leave everything and go to the mountains to find peace. Because peace is not something you find outside. It is inside you. You just need to decide what you truly want how much you want it for yourself, and how much you want to show others.
Have you ever stopped for a moment and thought, were you born just to eat, sleep, run in this race, and then die??
If you don’t use your kindness and humanity while you are alive, then what is the point of being human??
If only material things could give true happiness, then even Alexander would not have died feeling unsatisfied after conquering so much.
If you have never healed someone’s pain, don’t expect others to heal yours.
Breaking, losing, falling, failing all of this is okay.
The things you think are important for success can be gained, and they can also be lost. In the end, only you remain, your true self, your awareness. And if you lose yourself in this race, it will be very hard to become the person you were meant to be.
Your goal should not be only to earn money. As long as you are alive, keep trying to grow as a person and raise your level of awareness.
As long as you are alive, just try one thing, don’t fail as a human being.
The kind of world you want to see around you, you must first create inside yourself.
And believe me, this is much harder than becoming successful by society’s standards.
But the day you achieve even a little of this, you will truly feel successful and at peace.
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