The subject of success falls like a heavy veil over Western societies and suffocates their citizens. In such a stormy world, they struggle to maintain a sense of self-worth, usually through professional, financial and social “success”. This is legitimate to an extent. Success in human pursuits was and remains essential to progress. For progress yes, but not for determining the value of citizens.
Analyzing today’s data about the pressure on all of us to be successful I think is unnecessary. Whether it stems from family pressures centered on parental insecurity, or from other rejections, what is certain is that those who hunger for success are those who at some point, in some way, have had their abilities or even their personal worth questioned. . And of course who should be missing from this list? It concerns us all. Obsession with success always has the same root. Man’s need to prove his worth and to be loved.
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Because we learn the pattern of love at an early age, as that’s when we need it the most, if we’ve learned conditional love then we follow this pattern later on in the rest of our relationships. And above all in the relationship with ourselves. In other words, we have subjected ourselves to conditional love, so that our failures affect how much love we think we are worthy of receiving.
This issue occurs mainly in the West, to those whose basic needs have been met and their fulfillment is not an achievement. But this does not mean that Western civilization is in a better position. As the branches of the tree grow, the original causes of the problems, take on enormous proportions and people in Europe and America have to manage a river of symptoms of these original problems with worst of all the disconnection from themselves, lost in the chasing one hit wherever it comes will never be enough.
In other words, they have lost their peace once and for all. This, unfortunately, is inevitable since society has focused on material wealth and comforts at the expense of critical thinking and the virtue of temperance. Besides, success in any field depends on so many factors that it ends up being almost random. And I know, many will say that whoever tries hard succeeds, but that’s not something I’ve seen happen. I see people whose effort is admirable and who never acquire either wealth or fame.
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The issue of success, however, has many sides. A more sociological side is the one that concerns our position in society and our internal fear of being marginalized. With success we thus secure our social position. It’s a matter of survival. The financial system contributes the most to this.
The bet of the person who wants to avoid the endless pursuit of an empty and meaningless success is to fight for success, but for the success he has chosen and not for the one imposed on him.
To fight to create himself, the only work that truly belongs to him.
My name is Ioanna and I have studied Physics in Athens. Despite my involvement in science and technology, what gives meaning to my life is Art. I love music, painting and writing. My first fairy tale for young and old, in ebook format, was recently released. “The Secret of Harmony” is a philosophical tale about nature, music and love. You will find it available on my personal page.
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