MEASURE OF SUCCESS

(thoughtful) By Bugsy Bascon

Work, work, and more WORK! That has been my life these past couple of years. I'm still very young, don't get me wrong, but sometimes I feel old just because of my drive to succeed in life is eating me. How does one know when enough is enough? It's weird and it's hard. When you have grown accustomed to putting too much importance to career over other things, time really flies fast.

Slowly,you feel your vibrancy and youthfulness being drained. It is definitely not healthy. Going back to the question, some find about it too late while others are lucky enough to witness certain events in life that will change their perspective forever.

Death! In one way or the other we have heard about death. We usually hear about old relatives and sickly people dying. But when we hear one of our contemporary slipping away, all of a sudden we are taken back to think and re-think about life.

And this is what happened to me recently: I find myself re-evaluating my years of existence in this world as a person and not as a corporate guy. I realized that all I have been focusing on the past years was a big fluke. I have failed to live my life to the fullest not having spent more quality time with family and friends. In the final analysis, I was a dead man walking.

Sure I was extremely satisfied with my career path but then again did it make me happy as a person? NO! It pains me more to even think that I was so caught up in the system that I didn't know anymore why I was so hungry for success.

Now, I feel lighter. I still work hard but I guess the main difference is that everything is in moderation. I don't try to kill myself anymore beating the never ending deadlines at work. I am blessed that GOD has opened my eyes to take life more seriously.

Life is very precious to miss out on. Anytime, any minute our life can be taken away. What is important is that at the end of the day we get to say that we were able to fully live. Success is never measured based on the material wealth a person owns or status in the society, but more importantly, the way you have touched the lives of other people.

Resent by Joe Gatuslao