How do we judge 'success?'
bearb
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A point to ponder on the blustery winter day.
W.E. Hickson suggests:
"Tis a lesson you should heed:Try, try, try again.
If at first you don't succeed,
Try, try, try again."
W.C. Fields seems to not agree:
"If at first you don't succeed, try, try again.
Then quit.
There's no point in being a damn fool about it. "
Hickson or Fields then?
In case you have a few minutes today....this is an interesting video that will likely go viral (with english subtitles in case your Italian is weak) that might help you decide.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?annotation_id=annotation_229427 & ;feature=iv&src_vid=mK3jFZZhQcY&v=2iNcnFED9hA
Comments
Ogden Nash
How do we judge success?
That depends on what we’re trying to achieve, I think. For some people, success is measured by raising well adjusted children who are equipped to survive in our competitive society. For others it’s the accumulation of personal wealth, but in my view, money is not a good measure of the person. Some people want to change the world, and the way everyone lives in the world. Some people want to live a life of unfettered freedom of movement – having traveled extensively whenever the urge struck. Others believe success is achieved in the dogged pursuit of a single goal. J.B. Shaw failed hundreds of times to be published before he finally became known as one of the greatest authors in the history of the English language, and Thomas Edison failed many, many times in his trial and error pursuit of innovation. Some people just want to live simply and in relative comfort with their friends and family.
I think success is as varied as free individuals are, and is determined by what these individuals choose to pursue.