Wahliao! I didnt know I had such philosophical friends!
Sheds some light on why some extremely successful people may not be as happy as you think they will be. It probably takes a heck of a lot of effort to get where you want to be, you sometimes lose sight on why they wanted to get there in the first place.
I guess this bellies a lot on how people were brought up. Parents today put so much pressure on making money, getting a good job, running a successful business, driving expensive cars, living in gigantic house in a exclusive area, etc..... That is the measure of happiness in the world we live in today, when in fact it should be the measure of success. Think the distinction between those 2 definitions got lost somewhere along the way.
Admittedly, I am a pretty happy soul. Maybe becoz I am not exactly as successful as I should/could be. But it's a choice I made in life. So what if I dont have an expensive car or a nice house, and that I am still living at home :P It is, after all, MY life. And MY choices. At least I got to enjoy and live life the way I want to. Well, most of the time, at least.
I have met people who are not relative well-off financially, but they seem to perpetually have a smile on their faces. I also know many successful people who frowns on their faces like they are constantly in worry. Of coz there are also cases of UNsuccessful and UNhappy people around, as well as the successful AND happy ones.
But given the choice, which would you choose?
