Success : Conceit :: Analysed
Success : Conceit :: Analysed When we achieve success, accomplish something, or do something worthy of credit, we become happy. For some, that happiness goes even further, to the point of elation. So far, it is perfectly natural. But when the same achievement, accomplishment or attainment—which we popularly call success—fills our state of mind with conceit and hubris, its very nature changes. People then begin to move away from you. They may approach you when they have some compulsion to do so, but not out of their own volition. Of course, it is always important to bear in mind that true success lies in humility. True success is that which benefits others more than oneself. An achievement without humility is like a flower without fragrance. Such an achievement, once the moment of success has passed, can make you an object of ridicule and even a joke. ******* Upon ultimate analysis, we find that any succe...