Wealth should not be the only sign of success. Money allows people to have prestige and material wealth however, having an excess amount of money does not necessarily make someone feel happier or more successful. Continuing to believe that success is defined through economic wealth and gain will limit a person’s definition of success. In the next seventy to eighty years the new Myth of Money and Success will have an immense influence on the thoughts and actions of Americans. My definition of the new myth is more diverse and inclusive and it will provide equal opportunity to enable everyone to create their own success. The Myth of Money and Success will be defined by the components of happiness such as betterment of self, role in a community, and personal relationships. …show more content…
With each component people can pick different aspects and then determine for themselves what they can improve on. Success is going to be determined by true contentment, and from within, having a meaning in our lives beyond money. Being successful is not going to require validations from others however, it is going to boil down to what one’s unique meaning of success is. Real success comes from living your life in accordance with your own true nature, and being yourself. The myth will take more than seventy years to become reality because it is hard to not compare ourselves to the people around us and the celebrities depicted on TV. The United States does not grant everyone the same opportunities and equality; we are a long way for Americans to be
Generally speaking, success isn’t just about what you accomplish in life, it’s how you accomplished it and the impact you
America has forever long been looked upon as the land of opportunity, yet for just as long struggled with the actual attainment of equal opportunity by all of its citizens. The lines of this inequality have b...
Money constitutes the American Dream, because in America, to be successful in life means being wealthy. We live in an industrialized nation, in which money controls our very own existence. The Lesson by Toni Cade Bambara establishes an argument about society’s injustice that entails financial opportunities by revealing the differences in living conditions between upper class and lower class. Another important point Stephen Cruz, a successful business person and a Professor at the University of Wisconsin at Platteville, makes in his speech is that the American Dream is getting progressively ambiguous, because the vision of success is being controlled by power and fear which only benefit 1 percent of Americans. For most people, the American Dream is to be financially stable to the point of content; however, realistically the accomplishment of the American Dream is often obstructed by society’s limitations and influences from higher power.
"Money and Success: The Myth of Individual Opportunity." Rereading America. Eds. Gary Colombo, Robert Cullen, and Bonnie Lisle, Boston: Bedford / St. Martins, 2001.295-297.
For some, happiness is all that matters. Happiness is achieved in many ways, and it doesn’t always involve money. There are many things that contribute to making a person feel happy and successful. One can feel successful without a lot of money at all. For example, feeling loved is something that makes everyone happy. Many believe that without love life is not thoroughly complete, thus never truly achieving success. Ones line of work can also affect how happy he is. Some feel that it is more important to enjoy work and get less money than it is to hate work and get paid more. Another factor in achieving psychological success is ones ability to enjoy what life gives him. There are many qualities of life that are overlooked. Everyone is dealt family and it is important to value that.
however, to be fairly consistent: the quest for money. Few will deny that Americans are intently focused on the “almighty dollar.” In a. society dedicated to capitalism and the maxim that “the one who dies”. with the most toys wins,” the ability to purchase a big house and a nice car separates those who are considered successful from those who are not. Yet the question remains, how does one achieve this? success.
Success only truly comes with being happy. Happiness and success are the accomplices of one another. Someone cannot have accompanies without the other. Happiness brings success, and success brings even more happiness. Success, in the dictionary, is defined as the achievement of something desired planned or attempted. Therefore, success cannot be judged by anyone than oneself. It is a personal thing. It is the realization of goals, desires or plans made by one 's self. It is not measurable and yet is something we always use to compare others or appraise someone 's worth. Success, in one form or another, is something that someone should always be striving for. For some people it is something they will do subconsciously, and for others it will be something they will constantly labor for. Because success is something that is different for everyone, it is best that they measure their personal success by their sense of self worth instead of others. To have succeeded is to have lived, as someone wanted; ' it is to have lived well and laughed
The word success can have multiple meanings. It can be viewed as a synonym for wealth, triumph, accomplish, winning, and prosperity. While all of these synonyms appear to represent that of something positive, the most common misconception with regards to the word success is that it is linked to happiness. F. Scott Fitzgerald attempts to caution readers of this common misconception within his story, “Winter Dreams”, which highlights a young man’s failed attempt at achieving personal happiness when he tries to find it through pursuing a life of success and status. Despite many false beliefs, wealth is not always accompanied with a blissful, worry-free life.
The materialistic value of money is unable to offer true happiness. However, factors such as family and friends can provide happiness to everyone. Prosperity cannot be bought, no matter how much money is spent. The only thing that can cause you to be truly happy is the memories you made in your life time with friends and family. Money can help get something off your mind by spending it, but the memories you made while spending your money will make you smile at any time in life. You can socialize with your loved ones and create memories with them. You do not always have to spend money to be happy, but you could make jokes and have a great time to create memories.
To Be Successful America was formed largely on the idea that each individual has the opportunity to succeed however he or she sees fit, because every individual has right to work to the best of his or her ability. While the American Dream, as defined by James Adam, is an ideology that dictates that everyone is provided the opportunity to live better, fuller, and richer lives, the fact of the matter is that one’s American Dream is subjective to who the individual is. Today’s general American Dream is largely defined by someone’s financial success. This success is usually interpreted by how much money and status a person can obtain, because monetary value or reputation appears to determine a person’s social standings in the United States
According to the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson stated that, “all men are created equal.” It signifies that all men are equally endowed with rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. However, every human being’s life is equal in value. It does not matter how old, young, poor, or weak a person may be. No one should be excluded from the opportunities to contribute to society and live life freely. Every human being’s life is just as worthy of respect as any other, but our equal worth as human beings does not convey that we are treated equally in every sense or situation. An example of inequality that exemplifies that Americans are not all treated equally is wealth disparity because it discriminates against the poor, while it privileges the rich.
Equality is thought of by many when thinking about America, the land of the free. Equality is more of a goal, not something you’re born with. It’s a fight that you strive to win just to be equal as those around you whether it be for good or worse. Equality is almost like a luxury, though no matter where you stand there’s going to be someone, whether higher or lower, that doesn’t treat you that way. You could be the richest and the poor will see you do not deserve it. You could be poor and the rich will not even look at you.
Money and happiness is a topic always hot because too many people always concern about the relationship between money and happiness. That makes people cannot demonstrate exactly how it works or connects together. With me, I still exploring that relationship, but I understand money is a part of happiness because we cannot live without money. Money is a main point can connect to your relative, household, and work. That’s why money is very powerful in someway of our life. It makes people can more understand each other and enjoy from it. As Rubin wrote, “Money can’t buy happiness, but it certainly seemed that people appear fairly well convinced about the significance of money to their happiness.” So I think that money is the basic essential help
"The worst form of inequality is to try and make unequal things equal." Aristotle. By saying this, it means based on the Constitution, equality is not achievable for an individual in society. Passed by Congress on January 31, 1865, and ratified on December 6, 1865, the 13th amendment banned slavery in the United States, but on March 4th, 2005, a husband and wife were found guilty of torturing a held slave for over 6 years. (Latest slave found in the United States) Yet still, many believe that based on the Constitution, equality is possible, but will take a several years to progress into that stage, all the United States needs is just more passed laws and enforcement to provide the same opportunities to everyone, no matter the color,
“Money is number and numbers never end if it takes money to be happy your search for happiness will never end.” (Bob Marley). For the majority of people in our modern-capitalist world, money is the first thing, and sometimes the only thing that measures success in life. Money can buy power. Money can buy fame. Money can buy time. Sometimes money can even buy a life. So money has become the first common goal for everybody. There are many different perspectives, and how people view the world, in terms of success, and money. Money is not the root of all evil, but the love of money is the root of all evil.