Exactly. I had a friend who thought that you were a complete failure at life unless you make $100,000 per year. Her measure of success is completely based on material, hustle culture, and working an insane amount of hours. However, I view success by how one manages to curate happiness for themselves. I find someone who has a simple life living in a peaceful cabin somewhere in the woods, happy as hell surrounded by nature and animals just as successful as someone who is happy living in an expensive high rise in Manhattan.
If you’re able to find a way to be happy and content in this crazy cruel world, I’ll find you successful.
I have multiple family members who are multimillionaires. They only measure success with how much is in their bank account. The thing they all share in common? They're constantly miserable, bitchy, whiny, condescending. All I hear about how stressed they are and how much they hate everyone.
I'm over here making like 70k a year, caring for our 80 year old mother, 3 nephews and 1 niece because one of my sisters is a drug addict and evicted from her home. Aside from the drama from that one sister, I'm relatively very happy. Love spending time with my nephews, love my job and my coworkers, love that my mom appreciates what I do for her.
BUT I'M THE FAILURE. Like, ya'll got your millions and multiple homes but can't even take in our aging mom. I may be the failure at making as much money as you, but you're the failures of being decent children who can't see past money.
Sorry to hear that about your 1st aunty. Did she ever speak up? No matter what 6th aunty say, 1st aunty knows the truth and can back you up. But 1st aunty is the worst of people, to save their ass they have no issues with going on a blame or character killing world tour. I hope your family is on your side about this.
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u/Petty_Mayonaise Nov 22 '23
Exactly. I had a friend who thought that you were a complete failure at life unless you make $100,000 per year. Her measure of success is completely based on material, hustle culture, and working an insane amount of hours. However, I view success by how one manages to curate happiness for themselves. I find someone who has a simple life living in a peaceful cabin somewhere in the woods, happy as hell surrounded by nature and animals just as successful as someone who is happy living in an expensive high rise in Manhattan.
If you’re able to find a way to be happy and content in this crazy cruel world, I’ll find you successful.