i believe this to be very true up until a point and maybe more so in the first world. there are circumstances that can break a person and after that point it can be very hard to recover.
I also feel like there is a large unforgotten part of our world who never stood a chance, born into poverty and war, things far from their own control.
I agree and that fact can never be taken away from the equation. Motivating yourself may not look like it from an outsiders point of view, but to he or she who is in that circle, they will see a big difference and that will be reflected based on their social standing or class. Being born into poverty cannot stop a successful man to emerge from the ruins, but then, being most people in these unpleasant situations are used to one thing and that is complaints that leads to them being miserable. We all have our stories though!
I like your point and thanks for sharing.
i guess it all depends on your view of success, where one man can look at a poor happy man and see success another would look at a rich sad man and see success. it's very hard to achieve success in every facet of life but what good are we if we dont strive to attain it.
nice post and anything that motivates people cant be bad :)
If a poor man is happy, then I will say he is successful, if a 'rich' man is sad, then success seems very far. Like you said, it all depends on your view of success and you are right on that one.