Philosophy

[longbow97]

This is directed at no one specific, but moreover at every teen who philosophizes about the world.

Everyone is a philosopher nowadays. I can't say I blame you. I was and still am the same as you are now, I think. However, reading what other people believe and feel makes me look upon you all as naive. It's ironic, though, because what you write is

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[anonymous]

success doesnt hinge upon hard work alone, its social skills, luck, ability and many other factors which you seem not to speak off. many hard working people "fail" also it depends on your definition of success, is it success is a carreer or a family or with friends or with yourself. your philosophy, if it can be called one as you make broad multi lateral statements, sounds rather sophomoric.

[longbow97]

I guess some people understood what I meant right away or thought they did.

I'm a big believer that success is determined not only by hard work but also social skills (emotional intelligence). That's why great grades really don't take you anywhere far in life unless you've got the emotional intelligence along with the grades, you know?

And my definition of success doesn't matter, because it varies with each person (that's why there was the parenthetical explanation in what I wrote above). Some people call success just being able to do what they want. If that means living in the woods in a shed, then he or she is successful.

Like you said, many people who work hard fail. That's what I wasn't able to communicate well in this entry. The reason I said that most people will "fail" is because hard work alone isn't enough. Maybe a bit of luck even plays part in it all. But think about it, there are 6 billion people on this planet, most of who work hard in life... but not all are successful, are they (regardless of what you want to call

To add to this

[longbow97]

Thoreau said that the masses lead lives of quiet desperation. So even if success to them meant just being happy, they would still not be successful.

I'd agree with Thoreau. It's logical and probably correct that even still, the masses of people lead lives of desparation.

There's nothing wrong with being an idealist, but I just think that people should recognize that the world is not all that easy. In my opinion, if you're realistic all you're saying is "You can achieve what you want, but brace yourself, it won't be easy."

Re: To add to this

[mi3fit]

i could careless about what thoreau said.
after all, he was just like all of us.