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- Story Listed as: Fiction For Adults
- Theme: Drama / Human Interest
- Subject: Inspirational / Uplifting
- Published: 09/10/2024
Success
Born 1974, M, from Rabat, MoroccoThe lecturer was speaking eloquently and confidently to the audience. He was talking on "Reaching one's potential" and the audience seemed fully immersed in the lecture. After thirty minute talk he switched to the concept of "success" and referred to the ordinary and classical approach of success. He said that the train of success starts from school and passes by some professional career to arrive to building a family and raising children.
A person from the audience raised his hand and asked a question: "is this conception universal and static?"
"I guess this conception has been proven logical and effective for the continuity of life," the lecturer answered.
"Am I forced to live my life according to some approach I received from the ancestors. Don't I have the right to be different and live my very life following my convictions. Isn't life based on diversity?"
" Sure you have all the right, but you might waste your age building your own conception to reach nothing and ruin your life."
"I have to run the risk and assume my responsibility."
"It is your own choice. Can some of the audience share with us their views on this point?"
Success(Aziz)
The lecturer was speaking eloquently and confidently to the audience. He was talking on "Reaching one's potential" and the audience seemed fully immersed in the lecture. After thirty minute talk he switched to the concept of "success" and referred to the ordinary and classical approach of success. He said that the train of success starts from school and passes by some professional career to arrive to building a family and raising children.
A person from the audience raised his hand and asked a question: "is this conception universal and static?"
"I guess this conception has been proven logical and effective for the continuity of life," the lecturer answered.
"Am I forced to live my life according to some approach I received from the ancestors. Don't I have the right to be different and live my very life following my convictions. Isn't life based on diversity?"
" Sure you have all the right, but you might waste your age building your own conception to reach nothing and ruin your life."
"I have to run the risk and assume my responsibility."
"It is your own choice. Can some of the audience share with us their views on this point?"
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Shirley Smothers
09/17/2024Successful story. Success is what makes one feel accomplised. Congratulations on Short Story Star of the Day.
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Aziz
09/17/2024Thank you Shirley for your beautiful words and for sharing your own view on the concept. I appreciate it.
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Cheryl Ryan
09/17/2024Success is subjective for everyone. One does not have to conform to the worldview of success. But if you look at it critically, you'll discover your success journey will fall within the scope of the lecturer's definition in one way or the other in my opinion.
Thank you for sharing!
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JD
09/16/2024Aziz, this is an interesting topic for discussion, because everyone has a different idea of what success is. Every culture, every race, every religion, every organization, every business, every family, and every person all have different beliefs and opinions about success, so if you ask 100 people you may get 100 different answers. But of course there are some common threads which will run through most all of them.... Happy short story star of the day.
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Aziz
09/17/2024I do agree on the ideas you have presented and the example you offered is meaningful. Thank you for everything you dedicate to this beautiful community.
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Aziz
09/10/2024I am delighted to know you get immersed in the issue and proud of this accomplishment. I am deeply grateful for your beautiful words and consideration. Cordially
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JD
09/16/2024fyi: Reminder to you and others that the person you are responding to will not be sent a notification unless you respond directly on the comment thread. So Barry will not have seen this reply to his comment.
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Barry
09/10/2024Interesting concept. I just wished that you had fleshed out the details a bit more with your own pesonal/subjective views on the topic.
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Barry
09/10/2024Aziz,
You clearly accomplished your goal because after I finished reading what you wrote, I spent considerable time thinking about the various issues. Your vignette resembles a Japanese Zen koan (riddle) or a philosophical conundrum (a paradoxical, insoluble intellectual problem).
At any rate you definitely accomplished your goal, if you could get me to spend so much time addressing the issue. Definitely 5 stars! Have a great day!
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Aziz
09/10/2024First, thank you Barry for your time and interesting feedback. Second, I tried to invite the readers to think of the concept and provoke their footing. Besides, I opted to keep some distance from my petsonal views in order to respect the freedom of readers and let them think independently from any influence.
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