The True Meaning Of Success
image courtesy: www.demoucelle.com They were addressing an audience of children A group of middle age men and women Successful in their own particular fields and ways Nothing exceptional or extraordinary, one can say The speakers each gave their talks Their success stories trying to chalk Money and fame being the central theme To the students they tried to explain their scheme Then the floor was thrown open to questions And the kids had their doubts and opinions Their difficult questions needed to be answered On which the panelists clumsily faltered Is success just earning money and fame they asked? Substance is more important all our life we have grasped Does achievement mean followers and likes? Or a sense of purpose brings delight? If accomplishment only means earning a bunch of money Then none of us should join the air force or army Being a scientist or inventor is a waste of time Working in an NGO akin to a crime Should we t