Fame or integrity: which is more important?
Money or happiness: which is more valuable?
Success of failure: which is more destructive?
If you look to others for fulfillment,
you will never truly be fulfilled.
If your happiness depends on money,
you will never be happy with yourself.
Be content with what you have;
rejoice in the way things are.
When you realize there is nothing lacking,
the whole world belongs to you. -Verse 44, Tao Te Ching by Lao Tzu (Stephen Mitchell translation)
“Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.” -Naval Ravikant
You will never get all the credit you think you deserve.
You will never get all the applause you think you’ve earned.
You will never get all the thanks you think you’re due.
It’s a never ending game of seeking, but not finding.
So why not choose to play a different game?
The game where instead of seeking the external, you’re solely focused on the internal.
When you do that, you realize that everything you seek is there. It’s been hiding in plain sight all along.
I kinda love that you wrote, “Success of Failure”. I’m assuming that’s a typo but a wonderful concept in its own right. Like remember Penicillin was the success of falling to preserve mold in a petrie dish.
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Definitely a typo. But yes, also perhaps a divine accident. Perhaps the title of a future blog post?…Thanks my friend for always reading.
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