"Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get. "
-Dale Carnigie
In life, we all want to be successful. If we work hard enough we can achieve our goals and get what we had wanted. Sometimes success can be something small, like getting an A on your test because you studied. Or something big like getting a masters degree in your future career you had hoped for. Happiness on the other hand, is wanting what you get. In other words, happiness can come in many forms. You may not know what you want untill it comes and makes you happy. For instince, you could find a hundred dollar bill on the ground, and it makes you happy. Happiness and success are two different things, but they can both bring joy to your life. When were successful in life, people look up to us. When people see that were happy, they wish they were like us. People look at our lives and measure us on our success and happiness, and we want to show them we have both. Either way, success and happiness play a huge role in our lives.
Thoughtful posts from the great minds in Mrs. Dupuy's English I Honors classes.
Contentment is the secret to happiness. You might not have a thing, but if you're content with it you will be happy. You might only own the oxygen in your lungs but if you're content with it, you'll be happy. It works vise versa, too. You might have everything in the world, but if you're not content, you will never be happy. It doesn't matter what cell phone you have, the size of your TV, or the price tag on your shoes, if you're not content with it, you'll never be happy.
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