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Friday, October 7, 2011

The Curse Of Success

success

what is it? how to define it?

money, fame, happiness, influence, creative output, friends, family,
health

peace of mind

a lot of biographies of super successful people are notably tragic

any more than for the rest of us?

I think success throws up a barrier. If you are famous and you meet somebody,
are they meeting you, or are they meeting your fame?

so the fame steals your identity
makes it hard to have intimacy
isolates

what is real success then?

who is really successful? Undoubtedly it is someone you will never hear about
someone who is really happy
really peaceful
really contented
and really making the world a better place

Was Napoleon a success? JFK? Steve Jobs?
Who knows....
what is it?

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