Sir,
Every person wants to touch the sky. Every one wants to climb the ladder of success. Every parent wants their child to succeed.
But I am unable to understand when and how the meaning of success changed into earning a good salary package. How the people have started measuring success. The meaning of success gradually changed to getting good marks, working in a good company with high salary package, becoming a doctor and engineer.
This misleading definition of success is just producing an unsatisfied youth. And these youth are busy chasing their desires whereas the most important thing in a life is to be satisfied. The aim should be being happy as well as spreading happiness.
Unfortunately the meaning of education have also limited to just bookish knowledge and a good degree. There is a high competition for marks and placements and 2016 Bihar Board results have proved it. Youth are forgetting their moral ethics and disciplines.
It’s not only the youth but parents are also responsible for this change.
I have seen parents who compare their child with the others who score higher. Parents need to understand that every child is unique. Every one has their own qualities. These mark sheets cannot be a measurement for a child’s intelligence.
But I have never seen parents who teach their child to be happy in every situation, which is very important for their life. The parents who have taught their child to be happy they have gifted a precious gift to their chid.
Today’s youth are lacking the quality to see life in the positive way; they are unable to recognise what is good or bad.
They need to be taught the real meaning of success so that in future they can take their own decision and make their own path to walk on to reach their real destination.
Yours Truly,
Seema Kumari/ BMC 5th Semester/St Xavier’s College, Patna
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Nowadays, its common to see that everyone is running behind money rather than success because according to common people higher the salary, higher is the success. This mindset is just because of the increased competition among them.
Aparna Singh
CEMS 3rd year.
The real definition of success is when you are satisfied with your own work and that satisfaction should lead to happiness, and not comparison. In our society, comparison between students is like a culture for parents or the family as a whole. People should understand that every child cannot be the topper but he can be a good leader for sure, like five fingers are not equal.
When we do any sort of work and if it results in self satisfaction then that is a success for you. It does not only mean earning money. And you can never measure your success with other because everyone is different from each other and they have got their own talents. Success is self satisfaction.
Shagufta karim
CEMS 2nd year.
The definition of success is very subjective and person specific. For some it may be a quest to reach the zenith of materialism, for some it may be to seek the so called ‘happiness’. Should we be judgmental?
Idealism is different than practicality. Can you be really happy without having a single penny?
What’s the harm in touching the sky? Does touching the sky mean you have forgotten your moral values? Why do we sway to the extremes?
I believe every child should be motivated to touch the sky, get good marks, get good package. But tell him it doesn’t stop there. That is not all. The journey doesn’t end there.
Give him the right moral values. Explain him what is life. Ask him to be a better human being!