Forever By Kiss

After a period of absence, writing calls me. Today I'll touch on the subject of success. Let's dive right into that subject now. I went Youtube some weeks ago and typed in "why are Jews successful" in the search bar. I clicked on a video and enjoyed watching though it did not explain why they are successful. I have made some changes to what the video said to make it more concise though the content has been changed to some extent.

The video explained that success is something that is internal, inclusive, immortal & immediate. Internal is something that comes from within you which means that you can achieve it by doing it yourself & this will let everybody know that you are successful because of you alone. Inclusive is something that everybody can attain which means that people of differing abilities & background can achieve it & I love this point because life is unfair and some people start off with certain advantages but with the idea of something that is inclusive, it places all men on a level ground & the one who reaches the stars first is the ultimate one.Immortal means that it will stand the test of time even when the world is changing drastically so this means one who reaches the stars will forever be successful and there won't be anybody that'll erase or modify this title. Immediate is something that you can do immediately without the help of any resources which implies that you can start reaching for the stars right now even though you have nothing.

Generally everybody agrees that a successful person is somebody who is wise, powerful, respected &/or rich. Well surprisingly, the Jews also agree on this but they have a different opinion on what each of this four success factors means to them.

There a several ways to measure a person's intelligence. These includes being book smart, street smart, common sense, training and/or experience. If wisdom was measured this way, then someone who know how to farm but doesn't know how to use the internet will suffer in an internet savvy country which then means that one is smart here might not be smart there. However the Jews say that one who is wise is one who learn from each other. This is because it is internal, inclusive, immortal & immediate & you can roughly know why. So the farmer can know be an internet user by asking for help.

Someone who is powerful is someone who holds a high position and has a certain monopoly over a certain resource, for example a boss & his workers. Not everybody can attain it because positions requires some sort of payment and not everybody has that kind of resource & in times of war, your workers will ignore you and take care of themselves as such, this "power" is not immortal. Instead the video tells us that one who is powerful is one who overcomes his ego. I do not like  point because egoism is just one point of the many points that makes a person bad. Instead I am going say that one who is powerful is one who overcomes his weaknesses & strengthens his strengths. Isn't that better? This is because not everyone is egoistic but everybody has strengths and weaknesses & the 4Is coincide with my point.

One who is respected is not someone who does a remarkable feat and people respect him because of that achievement. One who is respected is one who respects other. I think this is because the average joe doesn't usually feel respected and so when he is respected, the best way for him to pay it back is by respecting that person. Respecting is giving praises to the people who have helped you without them realising that you have given them the praises. Surely this matches the 4Is checklist.

I really loved how the video defined someone who is rich. Someone who is rich is someone who appreciates what he has and not somebody who has lots of cash. I have some rich friends in my
school and I get jealous of them but it makes me angry when they take those things for granted. See when you appreciate what you have, you learn the real value of the things that you have, in turn, making you happier & not making you greedy. This idea of appreciation matches the 4Is checklist. What's my definition of success? It is wealth because it can buy you everything. It can buy time & the example is driving a car saves you time compared to public transport. It can buy you love & the example is most woman are attracted to rich guys and I'mot generalizing  but it is because it shows how much the male can provide for the offspring. It can buy you religion & the example is just hiring a private religious teacher & buying religious books. Although I have some appreciation of the things I have, I still want more because I am  FOREVER greedy and always dream of becoming filthy rich.

Now here's the twist to the story. Islam's definition of success is someone who avoids hell and enters paradise. That's sweet, simple & straight to the point but there are many factors to
determine who goes to heaven and who goes to hell however there are 4 main factors that you should take note of and they are having faith, doing righteous deeds, teach people the truth & teach them patience & constancy. I wish that I would put this definition of success ahead of my quest to becoming rich because although money can buy everything, it can also easily destroy everything as money also buys the devil.