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What I found most interesting about this was the the concept of success changed over time. Success seems to be deeply personal and is perhaps a reflection of a

What I found most interesting about this was the the concept of success changed over time. Success seems to be deeply personal and is perhaps a reflection of a deeply personal fear. In our society the fear of not having enough money seems to be very prevalent thus often success is tied directly to the concept of having enough money because it is a fear a lot of people share. In this light perhaps the path to success is just a way of working through our fears. The interesting question then becomes what does success look like to the person who no longer has any fears. Perhaps then success is motivated by compassion?

richardsuber 13y ago
No, no it's not compassion. Not unless compassion is your Core Value. But as Core Values are individual, it would only be your conception of success. If compassion isn't your core value then it's a concept close to 'altruism' which is the lowest Presence level of Good. That is, Altruism = Submissive Good. And maybe for you rising up to the bottom of the barrel of Good people is "success" but I rather think success is when you've reached the other end of the Presence scale and you're a god. This discussion could get very technical very, very quickly. In fact, it's already gone far beyond your vocabulary in mental theory and your ability to grasp the concepts. I doubt you even know what a god is. You've done the equivalent of asking "what does well-designed software look like?" and answering your question with "could it have something to do with assignment operators?" To which I respond "Um, yeah, no."