define success

Some live their lives with the anticipation of maybe someday being able to buy their own island, whereas others live their lives with the goal of living in comfort rather than luxury. There are many different interpretations about what it is to be succesful. What is success really? and how do we define it?

I find myself lost in a world of false hopes and material dreams. A world where money means more than a persons life. Funny isn't it? Money means more to the world than my being alive. Man's success is measured by his wealth these days. As wealthy a man can be., is he actually happy? Is wealth actually success? I don't believe that entirely. Theres more to success than being able to afford luxury . success to me is also happiness. Like i said before , I'm lost. confused and in question as to what my destiny is. will I be a success? and if so what would My success really mean to me? What does it mean to anybody?

Does happiness equal success? I see so many how to rules. How to do this and how to do that. how to be successful, but no how to be happy. because no one really knows how to be happy. It's self taught . So if happiness is self taught maybe success is aslo. yes ofcourse maybe we teach ourselves how to be successful and the reason we know were successful is because were happy at what we do or have done. It feels like clarity has just ravished my mind. Or maybe I'm just being silly. Maybe succes actually is money with the cost of your happiness. Maybe success is nothing at all.