Everyone’s time on this earth is limited. There have been roughly 3,000 years of human history. Billions of people have been born. How many dead ones can you name? Probably a few thousand. Your day-to-day problems are inconsequential. Let go of them and be happy. Enjoy life to the best of your ability.
Ambition is useless. Chances are highly in favor of you being a statistic when everyone you know personally dies. This isn’t something that should depress you. Don’t chase status because no one will care how much money you made, how attractive your spouse was, how big your house was, or what car you drove. Your tombstone will be the same as everyone in the graveyard you’re buried in.
Don’t work too hard. Life is too short to be stressed out and busy all the time. I finished Tuesdays With Morrie last night and it reinforced a few of my values. Success is not defined by money, material possessions, prestige, or even intelligence. It is defined by those you love and those who love you. Those who are always busy or angry don’t have much time for love. They are the least successful people in the world, no matter what their salary. Despite all outside appearances, they’re tortured and miserable.
In Tuesdays With Morrie, Morrie recounted that when he was able to drive, when someone angrily passed him in traffic because he was too slow, he would turn to them, smile, and wave as they drove past. He said many times their angry faces turned into smiles as well.
More people should slow down and take time to smile.
Are you successful?
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