What defines accomplishment?

I agree that child rearing is one of the most rewarding tasks out there. However, not everyone has children and thus can't share in the joy you obviously feel. Do you feel that they are less accomplished? Also, despite a parent's best efforts, sometimes children don't become good members of society. It's not a failing of the parenting, but rather something else with the child. It could be something that happened to them, or a chemical imbalance. Should those parents feel like failures? Or are you saying that the act of parenting to the best of your ability is the accomplishment? All that said, parents who can close their eyes in peace and not worry about the fate of their children do have a right to be proud of their kids and the part they played in that development.

In mentioning one of life greatest accomplishments this was by no means saying those without children should not be proud of "whatever" they have accomplished in life.Raising children is just one of many things people can surely be proud of.They're certainly not failures just because they may not have children. When anyone put's their best foot forward and tries their best and for whatever reason things just don't work out this does not make them failures,there isn't anyone who hasn't faced disappointment and let downs in their lives, but it doesn't mean they shouldn't feel worthy, since it's in the act of doing your best that is an accomplishment in and of iteself. i have every right to be proud of the child i raised even though i don't take full credit for it as no one person should or can.And yes it could have very well gone the other way, with all the peer pressure and outside influences as well as physical and mental disorders The fact that in my childs case, these things had no influence on her growth is something i'm quite proud of and grateful for as well.

Watching your children get ahead is a wonderful feeling. There are so many challenges in the brief times children are with their parents. From the mundane challenges of getting dinner on the table or shoes on their feet, to teaching them the values that will help them become the people they can be. When they are grown and happy, that is truly a feeling of pride. However, I will pose the same question that I posed above, is the fact that everything turned out well the source of your sense of accomplishment, or would the fact that you gave your all give the a similar sense of accomplishment?

That is a great feeling of accomplishment. It's so good when you can use your skills to make someone else's life better. There is no better feeling than when someone tells you how much you've helped them, or just gives you a sincere thank you for your efforts. So, would say that accomplishment is when you use your gifts to help someone? Or does the other person actually have to recognize the help given? Sometimes we give our all to help others, but they don't see it or realize that we have helped them. We should still provide the help, but is the credit necessary for the accomplishment?