埃默生的成功定義

前兩天與同事吃飯閑聊起什麽是成功，一時無語。偶得埃默生的一段話，欣慰。

"To laugh often and much;
to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children;
to earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends;
to appreciate beauty;
to find the best in others;
to leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch or a redeemed social condition;
to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived.
This is to have succeeded."

Ralph Waldo Emerson