I referred to the Oxford dictionary and it says- Achieve something that you have been trying to do or get, to have the result or effect that was intended.
In Cambridge Dictionary Success means – The Achieving of the desired results or someone or something that achieves positive results .
Let’s start our discussion by asking some questions based on the above two definitions from the Best of the English Dictionaries.
First , assume a person desires to achieve something and day and night he was behind that even during his sleep he thought about his dream . Alternatively about his target. But unfortunately on the day of his crucial date , he under performed or he could not participate due to some genuine critical reason . Is he lost or has he had success ?
Secondly -Suppose , in the field , someone wants to be the Olympic winner . with all his past performance shows that he has really no major threat. But in the final someone else went ahead of him.
Third , a poor person suddenly got some money in the lottery and with his prudent decisions made him a billionaire. But he suddenly has no time for his family or about himself also.
Fourth , a middle class person always having shortages , but live happily with his family and spent lot of time with them though he could not fulfil all their requirements
Fifth – A person is fully qualified for something say for a job , but someone else took the job from him through some illegal means
Sixth – A person with honesty and dedication has contested an election with a rowdy , uneducated but rich person , and the honest competent person lost. Is it a success or failure?
Seventh -In the field , a leading runner saw one of his competitors fall down and he helped him to lift up . As a result he could not reach the target in time .
Eighth – Suppose You are very busy going to the office and at that time a very old person requests you for help to cross the road . The busy man helped the old man to cross the road and get a banging from his boss and lost a casual leave
Ninth -In the road , you saw a dog in distress as a car hit him and the driver did not stop . you arranged his treatment and the dog gradually recovered . this was not in your plan and target but happened . what do you say to it
Tenth- There was natural calamity and many people , animals get affected and knowing all this you sit comfortably in your house enjoying holidays due to the calamity
These are some questions I asked myself to understand the meaning of success . Every time one more word comes to mind while trying to explain the above kind of phenomena . That is Satisfaction .( To be continued)
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