Success if often measured by wealth and material belongings. Do you think wealth is the best measure of success? What makes a successful person?

Almost everyone strives to become successful. Mostly,
People
tends to believe that if you are having a lot of material belongings and
wealth
that it will lead automatically to success.
However
, the question arises if
this
is actually true.
Firstly
, I think that
wealth
is not the best measure of success.
This
is because some
people
always try to do something for someone else.
For example
, If I am very concerned about the climate and always donates my salary to charities,
then
my measurable
wealth
is not high.
Nevertheless
, I can have to feel that I am successful because I can give money to other
people
instead
of using it for myself. A better definition of success is from my point of view that you can contribute to the
world
in a certain way.
Furthermore
, some
people
do not want an enormous amount of material belongings.
This
arises from their thoughts that happiness will come from immaterial belongings
instead
of materials.
For instance
, they rather go on a holiday than buy some jewels. By doing so, they are using their
wealth
to see a bigger part of the
world
. In conclusion, I think that you can become successful by contributing to the
world
. The more value you add, the more successful you will be.
Next
to that,
people
will always think that having a lot of materials will make them happy. That will
also
be a grain of truth, but the more
people
tend to think that way, the more individual the
world
will become.
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