Success
Success is a moving target. As humans, we are never satisfied – and that’s a good thing. Our desire to reach, to learn, to strive and to achieve is what gives us energy in life; what fuels our daily efforts to keep going. At the same time, knowing that success is completely subjective, and will keep changing, somehow takes the pressure off. It means we can set goals – whether in work, or studies, or relationships – knowing that they are a means to an end. And the end is to live a meaningful life. The Taoists teach us that there will always be a tension between being and doing; between active and passive; between desire and contentment.
— Wayne Visser
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