It's the End of the World as We Know It
What do you define as success?
The question is tough, yet everyone has a clear and different opinion from the person sitting beside them. Because of this, why in the world would you assign a task where 6 people have to list "10 Successful People"?!
I knew it the second I saw the words pop up on the screen that I would have to prepare for some rather interesting opinions.
Trying to get my group as far away from the materialistic, money hungry world we live in today I began to list a few of the people I thought of as "successful" i.e. Nelson Mandela, Martin Luther King, Rosa Parks and the Dalai Lama. To my surprise, a name like Kate Moss was still thrown out there for reasons like, "she's always out partying and having a good time." Is this really what the world has come to? Look around people! Obviously no matter how much money you have or how many parties you're invited to, you most likely will still end up the one in the bathroom stall snorting some lines! That's success alright.
Students in particular should be looking into the people in the world that have made a difference, strived and fought for their values, beliefs or ideas to come true. Not the people like the all time successor Lauren Conrad, who has to work dreadful hours for her oober hard reality show gig she got from a lucky break in high school.
In fashion especially, following the trends and not taking the time to read, listen and look around,
will only lead you to your downfall. Or at the very least, you will end up leaving no mark at all on people. To a true designer, that's the hardest thing to bare.
From today, I have realized what means the most to me with regards to success, and those are things like heart, contentment, security and integrity. I could go on but I wouldn't want to bore you, espe
cially since I'm dragging this on for far too long now.
Ultimately, to each his own right? ... right?
Done,
v.a.y.a c.o.n d.i.o.s
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