We all yearn at some point to be recognized by others. It is simply our nature to be sociable, even if some excel more than others in this respect. I like to listen to the anecdotes of others but I am somewhat selective: this happens as long as I can learn from these anecdotes; so I am not ready to listen to everyone who crosses my path. Among these experiences that I have managed to grasp is that success in the workplace is extremely important because we move in a territory where you have to work hard to be able to support yourself economically.
This is what a person who has a formal job says; that is to say, where I am a salaried employee and I have two informal jobs.
Job success is fundamental to our status and self-esteem but personal success I believe is everything or at least is far above job success. Otherwise, there would not be so many millionaires trying to find the meaning of their own lives or submerged in depression.
I believe that everyone is capable or born with the opportunity to emerge ahead in spite of adversities and luck is nothing more than the union of preparation and the ability to take advantage of the opportunities that may arise in their environment. But the value of life is priceless; those who have lost loved ones know this. They may move on but they are broken inside. We will always need the support of a partner, a friend, a sibling; even pets.
To love and be loved is the reason and the meaning of our sense of existence.
The images are my own. Taken from my Samsung phone.
Translated from Spanish to English by DeppL (free version)
