Does Success in Life Mean Having Lots of money??

@sagar21 (1579)
India
May 15, 2010 12:43pm CST
Many people think that earning lots of money makes their life a complete success. I don't think so It is more than just having lots of money.Is it? I'm confused.How can I know that I have succeeded in my life? We are doing everything for money!!!
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26 responses
• Mexico
16 May 10
Hi sagar: Of course not, Money can be determinant to answer the question: Have you succeed in your life but it’s not the only fact that you ned to mesure to answer this very important question. I know that we sometimes think only about Money like if it was the only thing we have to follow and that’s simply not right because, if Money would our objective that would means that we can do EVERYTHING to have the most amount of Money e can and I think that’s not ethical. I think that e have discussed this before on other topics, the fact that there are some people that should be happy because they have a lot of money but they don’t because they have troubles, maybe they don’t have a family or they don’t have internal peace. This makes part of the success we wish to have too. In my opinion, there’s nothing wrong on wanting to become millionaire. In fact I would love to be an excellent professional an because of that to be a rich person but that’ only one of the thing that I must consider to calculate if I’m a successful person or not. Human feeling, family, friends and to have an spiritual area are part of success too. Thanks for starting this discussion. Have a nice day. ALVARO
@sagar21 (1579)
• India
16 May 10
yes starsailover only Gods grace can result in success.. A greedy person will achieve more money but his success is 100% inspiration/intake. A hardworking man can achieve more money and his success is 99% perspiration So I agree ,there's nothing wrong to become a millionaire...
@evepin (721)
• Philippines
16 May 10
not really. for success in life is not all about the money, but more on achieving contentment in the kind of life one has. there may be some people who have a lot of money but feels that there are still things missing in their lives. there are others too that may only have enough but are very happy and content.
• Mexico
16 May 10
Hi evepin: I agree with you. I consider that is healthy for us to have a list of goal we want to make in our live to determine if we are success or not. I think that having lot of money it's not the only objective that we, as human beings have... what about our emotional and piritual side. Thanks for your answer. Have a nice day. ALVARO
@sender621 (14894)
• United States
15 May 10
Success in life does not necessarily mean having a lot of money. There are different ways that we can achieve success. Success can be emotionsl or spiritual. It doe not have to be financial to be worth something to you.
@sagar21 (1579)
• India
16 May 10
true,but some people use spirituality to earn money making it another word for lies..
@kielogs (188)
• Philippines
15 May 10
Not really it is more of a balance in life. You can have all the money in the world but you don't have real friends and a caring family to love you. We earn money to survive but some of the material stuff like meaningful conversations are just priceless.
@sagar21 (1579)
• India
16 May 10
then why are we thinking of earning extra money?
• Philippines
16 May 10
For me success means being happy. That is the true goal of every person, to be happy. Sometimes having lots of moneys helps you become happy. For example you could help your family become financially secure and if that makes you happy then money helped. If you want to travel around the world then money will definitely help. Money I think helps it does not really hurts as long as you know how to use it. It is not what makes you successful, happiness is but it definitely helps more than it will hurt.
• Indonesia
16 May 10
Success doesnt mean we must lose much money.. But sometimes it needs sacrife, is it time or money... But we must minimiize it by learning from person who have success first.. To avoid losing much money...
• China
16 May 10
Hi, friend. Success in life does not necessarily mean having a lot of money, but successful pepole are mostly rich. To put it another way, you have to be successful if you want lots of money. Of course, having much money is not the sole criterion for evaluating success. we have different evaluations for success. A successful writer, for example, may be poor for his/her whole life.
@don_naces (464)
• Philippines
16 May 10
Absolutely it is not. Happiness cannot be bought. Real happiness comes from your good deeds like sharing what you have to the needy and helping our poor brothers and sisters. If you already have lots of money, you will keep on wanting more. I do admit that we are doing everything for money. It is because we all need money. We cannot buy our needs and our unlimited wants without it. You will know that you have succeeded in your life if your dreams come true.
@checkmail (2039)
• India
16 May 10
Money - This is an image of Money
Hello sagar21 as per mine view money can only solve as well as bring problems only.If we earn enough money we try to avoid some trouble some tasks in our life, but at the same times its money which attracts greedy peoples around us.Basically to be successful in our life we need to develop ourself in terms of mind, health, social interactions etc.Even if we have an dream to achieve an successful life with help of money, its still far more difficult as there are unlimited odds in its ways.Most of the imp odd is time which just rules everything in our life's.Anyways keep it up with your thoughts, Happy mylotting.
@ebuscat (5935)
• Philippines
16 May 10
For me the money is not the source of success but it defends on the goal in life you ended specially to serve Jehovah God is it good and it can't buy a money.
• Philippines
16 May 10
You can consider yourself as successful if you have all of the following: 1. Enough income to sustain your financial needs. 2. A family whose center of guide is the Lord Almighty. 3. A happy family. 4. A peace loving family. 5. A family that is open to helping those in need.
• New Zealand
16 May 10
Success in life isn't defined by just having lots of money. If a person had a lot of money but no family I wouldn't you call that a successful life because I can't imagine someone being happy without having a family. I think success in life is just being happy with how your life turns out. I think lots people feel that success in life is about being better relative to everyone else's achievements. This is just the wrong idea... Success: the favorable outcome of something attempted.
@ptzkoh (96)
• Philippines
16 May 10
right, it is just having lots of money. but if they are aspiring to have lots of money and they gain it, when can say that is success. when you say success it doesn't all mean that it's all about money. it is a matter of achieving your own goal. so when we say success in life, it means we are already happy on what we are and being contented.
16 May 10
its depends what you want from life if you want to have lots of money and you get it then you are successful but you can be successful in other ways
@poohgal (6845)
• Singapore
15 May 10
Not really but I think having lots of money does help to a certain extent. Ultimately, it depends on how contended the person is. A person can have a million and still feel unaccomplished and discontented, whereas another person can only have a few thousand but yet feel happy.
@Zhizho (1350)
• Indonesia
16 May 10
I don't think so. Having lot of money maybe yes make us happy but it's not for long time and it's not warranties for your succes of life. There is many ways about meaning of succes for different people. for me, happy family, and as long as you did not got into a mess for other, Your family can be usefull for other people, it's success in life.
• Philippines
16 May 10
Earning money is not success but it's important to attain success nowadays. It's sad but we have to admit it. Almost everything in this world can be bought by money and all we can do is admit that fact.
• Philippines
16 May 10
i don't think so.. even though you have lots of money and your not happy is not success for me.. Success for me is having all your goals done where it feels like kind'a relief that all things you must do is done..
• Indonesia
16 May 10
In my opinion, life is more complicated that what did you say. Money is small part of the purpose of the life. There are another thing like education, health, family, faith, and another thing that need to be successful too. If we already make our life balance and harmony. Then that it what is called a true success.
@LotRowena (158)
• Philippines
16 May 10
HI there sagar21. To know or to determine one's success depends on what and how you would like to be called successful. For me I am successful in all aspects - I am financially stable, I have a complete and happy family, I have an excellent career, I have beautiful and true friends and most importantly I am successful because I am alive, because I am benefited by God's grace everyday.