Late night on Tuesday, 27/11/2007, I was watching the movie “Devil wears Prada” which prompted me to write this post. What do we choose or want in life, happiness or success ? According to Wikipedia, happiness is an emotion in which one experiences feelings ranging from contentment and satisfaction to bliss and intense joy. Where as success is a level or social status or achievement of an objective or goal.
Some of them don’t want success, they only want happiness. They say, I don’t care whatever, so long I’m happy, I’m fine. I want to live a happy life. This group of people are contented with whatever they have achieve thus far and not eager to achieve more. They enjoy life, going to movies, concerts and listen to lots of music. Can this group be categorised as mediocre in life.
The other group want to achieve success. They work hard towards this. For them success will bring happiness. This group, so-called high achievers will work through all obstacles and normally don’t rest or waste time on things they feel unnecessary. For them going to movies or hanging around at mamak restaurants are futile things to do. Reading quality books and talking about things of substance do matter a lot.
If you ask me, I want both. Achieving the objectives of my life will bring happiness and joy. I feel a combination of both happiness and success should be a good choice for life. You can’t be on the extreme sides of either happiness or success. If you are hoping too much to always be happy u can’t, coz there will be at times u r sad, feel down and frustrated with life. The same thing you can’t be always successful in life. Sometimes u will encounter failures. How to deal with those failures in order to achieve success will be part of the happiness in life.
Note: what’s your choice?
Some of them don’t want success, they only want happiness. They say, I don’t care whatever, so long I’m happy, I’m fine. I want to live a happy life. This group of people are contented with whatever they have achieve thus far and not eager to achieve more. They enjoy life, going to movies, concerts and listen to lots of music. Can this group be categorised as mediocre in life.
The other group want to achieve success. They work hard towards this. For them success will bring happiness. This group, so-called high achievers will work through all obstacles and normally don’t rest or waste time on things they feel unnecessary. For them going to movies or hanging around at mamak restaurants are futile things to do. Reading quality books and talking about things of substance do matter a lot.
If you ask me, I want both. Achieving the objectives of my life will bring happiness and joy. I feel a combination of both happiness and success should be a good choice for life. You can’t be on the extreme sides of either happiness or success. If you are hoping too much to always be happy u can’t, coz there will be at times u r sad, feel down and frustrated with life. The same thing you can’t be always successful in life. Sometimes u will encounter failures. How to deal with those failures in order to achieve success will be part of the happiness in life.
Note: what’s your choice?
1 comment:
i think i have discussed such topic in my blog before and i think you know where my stand is. i chose happiness.
simply because it is far more holistic than success. and success is just another hunger where else happiness is more... whole. it completes. as you said we can't be extreme on each side, neither can you have both at the same time. and i totally disagree the fact that you mentioned people who want happiness in life are mediocre people. maybe to a certain extent, but maybe they are just being grateful for what they have.
it's the same thing i could say for people who wants success so much and also happiness, can they be categorised as greedy too? at the end of the day, if you chase both in life, you won't get a thing.
when i say i want to be happy, i don't need to measure my happiness wif my work achievements. maybe just by writing could make me happy. and when i am happy, i would want to make other people happy. and when you are happy naturally, you would be grateful and you would be more passionate about things in your life. rather than trying to achieve success, which could sometimes be seen materialistic and pretentious.
success does not last long. but happiness, it does. why do you think people always put their loved ones first more than work? except for you la. but then again, you might want to re-think that phrase :)
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