Success in Life....
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To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children;
to earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the
betrayal of false friends;
to appreciate beauty, to find the best in others; to leave the world a little better; whether by a healthy child, a garden
patch or a redeemed social condition;
to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is the meaning of success."
-Ralph Waldo Emerson -
no leh..i've always think tt my life is a failure.....
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Success in life....
As long as you are satisfied with yourself can liao.
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In what sense?Originally posted by curad:no leh..i've always think tt my life is a failure..... 
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im sure everyone would wish to change a part of his/her life if he/she had the chance
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in every senseOriginally posted by Devil1976:In what sense? -
Pretty true..Originally posted by Devil1976:To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children;
to earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the
betrayal of false friends;
to appreciate beauty, to find the best in others; to leave the world a little better; whether by a healthy child, a garden
patch or a redeemed social condition;
to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is the meaning of success."
-Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Not really...?Originally posted by Gary25:im sure everyone would wish to change a part of his/her life if he/she had the chance -
not u? at all?Originally posted by Devil1976:Not really...? 
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And just how is that possible....?Originally posted by curad:in every sense
"Only if you THINK so...?" -
I love fireflies... Such meaningful creatures...?Originally posted by *firefly*:Pretty true.. -
haven't seen one in my life....i live a deprived lifeOriginally posted by Devil1976:I love fireflies... Such meaningful creatures...? 
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1st of all, until the day the LAWS governing the Universe have been changed.. We all know that it's quite IMPOSSIBLE....Originally posted by Gary25:not u? at all?
2nd thing... No matter what you change in Life you probably don't make it BETTER... You're probably just substituting it for something else... Every changes that you might wanna make, you probably could have done it.... And they probably would be waiting for you to DECIDE in the COMING FUTURE.... Ever read the book or seen the movie 'TIME MACHINE'....? -
i guess better in the sense that u regretted doing something in the past and, by changing ur action, the future depending on ur new action is more satisfactory (to u at least)....i guess thats wat the word 'better' aims to defineOriginally posted by Devil1976:1st of all, until the day the LAWS governing the Universe have been changed.. We all know that it's quite IMPOSSIBLE....
2nd thing... No matter what you change in Life you probably don't make it BETTER... You're probably just substituting it for something else... Every changes that you might wanna make, you probably could have done it.... And they probably would be waiting for you to DECIDE in the COMING FUTURE.... Ever read the book or seen the movie 'TIME MACHINE'....? -
er... sixth sense ??? ... common sense ???Originally posted by curad:in every sense -
Nay... You change one thing, ya change another indirectly... Everything that happens usually have its plus and minus... Just depends on how ya see it....? Besides... Everybody has to die one day...?Originally posted by Gary25:i guess better in the sense that u regretted doing something in the past and, by changing ur action, the future depending on ur new action is more satisfactory (to u at least)....i guess thats wat the word 'better' aims to define -
Each carries with it a barely significant amount of light... Collectively they can paint such beautiful picture...?Originally posted by Gary25:haven't seen one in my life....i live a deprived life
Everybody lives a deprived life...? Just deprived in a different way...? If you feel deprived, just REACH out for what you want... Or simply be contented with Life....? -
n i wanna die happy... totally contended with my life...Originally posted by Devil1976:Nay... You change one thing, ya change another indirectly... Everything that happens usually have its plus and minus... Just depends on how ya see it....? Besides... Everybody has to die one day...?
I hope to be successful in all the roles that I would play in the future...
Be it as a working adult/ wife/ mother/ grandmother/ friend/citizen..
and that is what I can success... living my life to it's fullest... -
Well.... I guess everybody has got their own way of defining things..?Originally posted by *evanesence*:n i wanna die happy... totally contended with my life...
I hope to be successful in all the roles that I would play in the future...
Be it as a working adult/ wife/ mother/ grandmother/ friend/citizen..
and that is what I can success... living my life to it's fullest... There ain't saying truly right or wrong....
Just.... MEANING in life...? Have ya ever thought of how to make life more MEANINGFUL for EVERYBODY....? -
there is no immediate way of dinfining the term success in life becoz everday, things r changing n the demands of the world r bigger.. if u r the materialistic type lah..
but..juz b happie 4 me can oreadi -
hmm.... my presence alone makes life more meaningful for those close to me... vice versa for my guy... Without him, life is meaningless...Originally posted by Devil1976:Well.... I guess everybody has got their own way of defining things..? There ain't saying truly right or wrong....
Just.... MEANING in life...? Have ya ever thought of how to make life more MEANINGFUL for EVERYBODY....?
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I agree, i just at the end of my life i just wanna know i helped someone
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I really like Emerson's writings.. I actually bought and tried to digest his biography. Nonetheless, this quote is probably not from him.Originally posted by Devil1976:To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children;
to earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the
betrayal of false friends;
to appreciate beauty, to find the best in others; to leave the world a little better; whether by a healthy child, a garden
patch or a redeemed social condition;
to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is the meaning of success."
-Ralph Waldo Emerson
Here's a lil extract for thoughts..though it is often attributed to him. I have never been able to find it in any of Emerson's writings, nor has anyone else to my knowledge (and plenty of people have been looking).
As of now, it seems that the quote may be traceable to a 1905 publication by a Bessie Stanley. Apparently, in a collection of quotations on "success," her poem appeared on the facing page from a quotation which was from Emerson. Perhaps the mistaken attribution began when someone copied the source inaccurately from that collection. Here's a 1905 article from the Lincoln Sentinel about that version of the quote: Bessie Stanley's Famous Poem -
if life's meaningful for those around me... does it mean that it's also meaningful for me??
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not necessarily...
it could mean that you have been living vicariously through other peopleOriginally posted by pool.gal:if life's meaningful for those around me... does it mean that it's also meaningful for me??