To a certain extend, I must agree that there is an element of subjectivity about what amounts to succesful life. Having re-read Sir Edmund Hillary's The view from the summit, it is fairly clear that success favors dreamers, as Hillary says,
"As a youngster I was a great dreamer, reading many books of adventure and walking lonely miles with my head in the clouds." (p.11)
Likewise, this very good friend of mine, Prof. Shad Faruqi (feb 1, 2004) says that,
"Ultimately success is faith, courage and persistent that count."
In giving our best, if despite the positive attitude we stumble, we have to get up and get going, as the saying goes, "Failure is not to fall down but to stay down."
