The Idea of Success

Every one of us strives to be successful in life, the ultimate goal, liberation. There is an exercise everyone goes through from their very inception. The real question is, what really is success and how is it gauged or measured? We all have our capacities to understand and comprehend our voyage of success and failure, our very own portfolio of achievements and defeat. It is evident at every milestone, may it be a college exam, a job interview, a promotion or entrepreneurial profits, everything is measured against this infinite mark.

At times we fail, lose hope and are heartbroken with every conclusion, knowing it leads to a whole new battle, the race to touch another milestone.

A lot has been written in this regard, books, journals, articles, everyone has a magic formula, a secret to share, the “how-to” to glory. The reality is that it doesn’t matter how successful you are, the most important thing is that you are the last man standing, the one who is still fighting the odds. Having the capability to endure failure guarantees success, surviving a fall will ensure your rise, provided we acknowledge that these setbacks are in our favour and are pushing us in the right direction, even if it seems like we are being held back. The light at the end of the tunnel may not be visible, but it’s there and fast approaching. I believe that life is all about learning to survive on either end of the spectrum, failure is the flip side of success, they go hand in hand. You have to have faith in what you believe, to be standing exactly where you are, unmoved by the ferocity of the tide.

Wars are often won on self-belief and determination, not on the notion of power and strength.