Kek 26 October 9, 2014 Share October 9, 2014 I believe that to have success is to be happy. The two are not mutually exclusive. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin_Case001 4,889 October 9, 2014 Share October 9, 2014 Success is pretty subjective term. When most people say "successful," they're referring to financial success. There are many other ways to succeed. My mom has always been a stay-at-home mom. She's not "financially successful," but I'd consider her pretty damn successful. Technically, if you're happy, then you've succeeded at something. You've succeeded in finding a way to be happy. Spliting hairs, I guess. The point is, with regard to financial success, I'd rather be happy than successful any day. In fact, I'd rather be happy for a short while and die young than to live a long time, be wildly successful, but miserable in my job and life. Our lives are over in the blink of an eye. Humans will be extinct in the blink of eye. The earth will crumble into dust and be lost to the sea of stars in the blink of eye. Nothing ultimately matters. All that matters is the joy we bring to each other here and now. That's the meaning of life, and nothing more. And that's how I live my life--I try to find joy, and bring joy to others. When my time is done, I hope I can say I did that without regret. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hypn0ticD 1,213 October 13, 2014 Share October 13, 2014 Well, since I'll never be successful in life, the only hope I have is to find true happiness in life, but even that might be a of a stretch for me... Hypn0's Art Dump! Check it out sometime! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shanks 10,816 October 14, 2014 Share October 14, 2014 How can you truly say you are successful if you aren't even happy? If you are not happy with your own life than it dosen't matter how "successful" you are. Rarity Get's Cockroaches Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghostfacekiller39 23,860 October 14, 2014 Share October 14, 2014 Success often leads to happiness, so I'd rather be successful. He who is Positively Obsessed With All Things Rarity!!! Check out the Rarity Fan Club! "Not everyone who is pretty is necessarily beautiful. For those two to come together is truly a Rarity" -Jacob G. Rosenberg Signature by @FadedSkies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EpicEnergy 23,218 November 15, 2019 Share November 15, 2019 I think both are very important, but I suppose that happiness is more important than success. *totally not up to any shenanigans* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBD 17,254 November 15, 2019 Share November 15, 2019 This says enough “I ain't happy, I'm feeling gladI got sunshine in a bagI'm useless but not for longThe future is coming on” 1 ♪ "I practice every day to find some clever lines to say, to make the meaning come through"♪ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Here No Longer 5,276 November 15, 2019 Share November 15, 2019 (edited) I'd much rather be happy than successful. But I think in today's very capitalistic economy, a degree of success is REQUIRED to be happy... "To be successful and to be happy aren't mutually exclusive" What are you on? Edited November 15, 2019 by Ayyngel Dust Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Splashee 28,564 November 15, 2019 Share November 15, 2019 You know the old saying: Success leads to happiness. Happiness leads to fear. Fear leads to anger. Anger leads to hate. Hate leads to suffering. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thuja 3,659 November 15, 2019 Share November 15, 2019 I think happiness is more important than success but success can help with your happiness even more because it's hard to be happy when you worry about not being able to afford food or rent next month. But understand that everyone has bad days, everyone will go through difficulties throughout their life, it's important to understand that bad days are just days that are bad. I'm not saying that you need to force yourself to be happy all the time because that can be very difficult and it's an impossible task to ask of someone in the first place. Being successful and happy are both important things and they can interact with each other in different ways depending on the person. I don't really think the two can be separated sometimes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rainbow Cloud 17,976 November 15, 2019 Share November 15, 2019 Success can bring about happiness but it's not always the case, I'd much rather be unsucessful but happy than successful and unhappy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Piranha 29,424 November 15, 2019 Share November 15, 2019 I believe in this= you can be happy and successful, or you can be unhappy and successful. You can’t be happy and unsuccessful. Sig by Discords Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky Bolt 35,063 November 16, 2019 Share November 16, 2019 On 10/14/2014 at 1:26 PM, ghostfacekiller39 said: Success often leads to happiness, so I'd rather be successful. I'm gonna have to agree with this one. If you hit your goals in life, that right there is success and wouldn't reaching your goals make you happy? ☆ My socials ☆ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cocokoru 133 November 20, 2019 Share November 20, 2019 Being happy is success to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dreambiscuit 9,691 November 23, 2019 Share November 23, 2019 Happiness IS success, but I’m not so sure I can definitively say Success IS happiness. If you’re happy that’s all the success you need. Some people think having an impressive diploma or a job with a fancy corner office and name plaque on their desk is success. Not me. And I’m not so sure a lot of these people are all that happy once the accolades die down anyway. It doesn’t have to be big and loud; sometimes it’s the little things that matter. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oblivion 20,266 January 13, 2020 Share January 13, 2020 I wish I could have both but at this point that is just a dream. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clawdeen 14,164 November 21, 2022 Share November 21, 2022 I feel like I’d be happy if I was successful *Ridiculous! Utterly Ridiculous!* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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