Success : A Study...

"Any Failure will tell you that Success is but a matter of Luck"

At first glance, this quote, like all quoteworthy quotes, sounds like bullshit. But if i can make a blog entry out of it, it has to be a little more than that, doesnt it? We can look at this quote from 2 contradictory points of view.

Firstly, imagine being a successful person, one who has never known failure, who works for what he wants and gets it no matter what. Just for once imagine being the ideal child of ones parents, the ideal spouse, the ideal friend. And from this newly attained plane of existance, let us look at this quote. "Success is but a matter of Luck"? Certainly NOT!!! Being the ideal person that i am, i have worked hard for all my success, i have put in the effort and deserve my success. Its not a matter of Luck, its a matter of hardwork and determination and crap like that.

Now imagine being the ultimate loser, one who have never tasted success, one who always ends up with the butt end of every deal. Now i ask myself, is success a matter of luck? Ofcourse it is a matter of luck. There are too many variables in the equation of success, you have to be really lucky for all of them to have the right values.

Thats two diffrent takes on the second part of the quote, pretty straight and easily understood. Now lets take a look at the first part, "Any Failure will tell you..." now that is what makes this quote quoteworthy. It clearly specifies that the opinion that "Success is a matter of Luck" is subscribed to by losers. Well forgive me if i am a bit biased, but i think us losers are the reigning majority on this planet.

So whats the point of all this pointless discussion? Should one work for success? Or is it so dependant on luck that one should just wait for it to shine? Well according to me, its all in ones hands, one can be successful all the time if one wants. How? Well heres the catch, everyone can define success in their own way. i can consider wealth as a measure of success, or happiness, or even satisfaction. i can consider myself successful for just having survived so long in this sad world.

So basically, success is what you make of it. I dont think i made a lot of sense, but hey thats what blogs are for.
Adious.