Chasing Success

We humans, are the most remarkable species on the planet earth. We have travelled vast lands, explored great oceans and settled down creating the greatest race on earth. We evolved with time, with the ambition to reach for the skies and determination to max our full potentials. However, we have been implanted with this code, this idea that the true meaning of life is to be successful and without it your life is meaningless. We are raised with this belief that without success no one will care about your existence. Without success you won’t be able to get a car from a dealer, a credit card from a bank nor respect from the people around you. We chase success so desperately that we lose ourselves in the long run; we become blind to things around us and take everything for granted. With the reading “Self-Reliance” showing us how important it is to keep faith on ourselves and be more confident. On the other hand the idea of “Why Literature” implies that literature inspire our thought in various ways so we can be a critical thinker and make the best decision. Both reading indicated that everyone need to speak up their mind and stand for what they believe in. In the reading “self-reliance” by Ralph Waldo Emerson the author tells us that we should to be able to keep faith in ourselves and not be afraid to stand out for who we are or what we believe in. It is important to value our ideas and be confident in what we do. In the reading “Why Literature” by Mario Vargas Llosa the author tells us how we chose success over our own individual fulfillment. Whether it be individual fulfillment or believing in yourself, we must not be blind towards success just because the society wants us to breed success. Find the one thing that you like to do, find that one thing which speaks to you and cultivate it. Never chase success, chase the perfection in what you do and success will come