despite what capitalist society tells us, success is so much more than financial & academic. success is helping people. success is making people happy. success is going to bed with a smile on your face. success is love. success is the bonds we form with other people. there is so much more succeeding than money and academia. you’re not a failure just because you don’t make six figures or have a degree from harvard or oxford. there is so much more to life than what we are told.
Success is health. Success is being surrounded by supportive people who truly love you and stand for you. Success is sharing a long-term friendship. Success is having a family that doesn’t hinder you. Success is survival among ruins. Success is reinventing yourself. Success is learning to love what you have even when it’s not much. Success is loving your life even if it revolves around pain. Success is your definition of success. don’t let anyone screw that
