Victory!

As we grow up in life, and we see our elders age and pass on, we acknowledge to ourselves that it's the common destiny for all. Do we ever stop and pause for a moment and say "What is it all about?"

Why do we get up everyday to go to work, make money, pay bills, eat, go to sleep and wake up to repeat the same actions for the next fifty years until our bodies break down and can do it no longer? By that time, the body is full of sickness, it's non productive and has  become a so-called devalued member of society, struggling financially on a fixed income. The final result is that we wind up  sitting in a diaper in a wheelchair watching Bugs Bunny on T.V. waiting to die.

What is the end game? At what point do we stop? When do we consider ourselves a success? Is it when we make enough money? Raise a healthy family? Buy a home? Are happy in our lives? What are the components to success because without any of those things, you're somewhat considered a failure.

I'm going to tell you what my interpretation of success is. First of all, you have to be a Godly person. I don't care what your religion is but you have to have a relationship with God. With a relationship with God comes a moral compass. With a moral compass comes humanity. With humanity comes love. With love comes success.

Every morning, if you wake up knowing that you are loved and supported by your family, it's a successful day. People who have all the things I mentioned above but don't have someone to love them, are failures because you can always find someone in need of love but you have to love them first for them to love you. There lies the secret to the Victory.


Ghetto Bastard: A Memoir (Volume 1) and Ghetto Bastard 2 (Volume 2) by Russell Vann