08.07.2010, 11:01
I can see what you mean; they may have got succesful through unscrupulous ways? In that case, it is our perception that influences our opinion. So we may feel that they are successful, or we may feel that they aren't as their success was not achieved 'fairly'. That persons opinion of their success may be all that matters to him/her though and so that may be the way they gauge it. We have our opinion of them, but they may still be successfull, regardless of their motives for getting there.
It is a hard question! But I still think that the idea of success relies on your own opinion. I may not get a good mark in a test and so not be successful, but I may not be good at that test, so personally I have achieved something. In which case, I have succeeded!
But going back to the bad person, it's all about the idea of success. For example, to succeed in life, they may believe they need to make as much money as possible, but somone else may believe being fit and healthy with a loving family is all they need to succeed.
It is a hard question! But I still think that the idea of success relies on your own opinion. I may not get a good mark in a test and so not be successful, but I may not be good at that test, so personally I have achieved something. In which case, I have succeeded!
But going back to the bad person, it's all about the idea of success. For example, to succeed in life, they may believe they need to make as much money as possible, but somone else may believe being fit and healthy with a loving family is all they need to succeed.