WHAT IS SUCCESS

WHAT IS SUCCESS
What is Success ?
To laugh often and much;
To win the respect of intelligent people
And the affection of children;
To earn the appreciation of honest critics
And endure the betrayal of false friends;
To appreciate beuty;
To find the best in others;
To leave the world a bit better, whether by
A healthy child, a garden patch
Or a redeemed social condition;
To know even one life has breathed
Easier because you have lived;
This is to have succeed.
Ralph Waldo Emerson

The lines look simple .. but to achieve such success, we have to have enormous conviction, tremendous insight and courage to change the distorted views of success which are harbouring in our minds so far...
I would like to share few words from my story, "గెలుపు"
(ఈనాడు 04-11-1999 ఆదివారం సంచికలో ప్రచురితమయింది- ఆర్థర్ గోర్డాన్ ప్రేరణతో వ్రాసిన కథ అది)
" ఓ ప్రభూ
ఇంతకాలం ప్రపంచాన్ని గెలవాలనుకొన్నాను
కాని ఇపుడు
అంతకంటే ఆనందం కలిగించే పని చేశాను.
అది..
నన్ను నేను గెలవడం "

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