Achievement or Possession?

The glittering eyes of young children reflect their enthusiasm to achieve their dreams. As we grow up into teenagers, our mind gets acquainted to various other things. We understand that we can't achieve our dreams by merely dreaming. Being humans, we err, and aren't quite successful in putting our best. Gradually, we come to know that reality has another aspect, called compromise, which follows failure. Every individual, barring a few , has an equal share of luck. It's just that while some are motivated, others get distracted. Distraction leads to failure, which in turn, results in making compromises. But then, in our hearts and minds, we still want to achieve what we always desired for all our lives, which calls for frustration, and ultimately the desire to possess what we couldn't achieve. While achievement is to receive something we deserve, possession is to capture something we merely desire. But of these two, it is achievement that grants satisfaction to the individual, whereas possession just guarantees an everlasting guilt, with no piece of mind. The cause that leads to the choice between the two is attitude. A positive attitude encourages us to achieve our goal in spite of failures, provided, we don't repeat our mistakes and stay focused. A negative attitude, on the other hand, makes us weaker, by infusing in us the wish to possess things to lessen the pain, but instead this pain and dissatisfaction increase with every possession that we don't deserve. Thus, we shouldn't ever give up, and continue to persevere for achieving our goals. Success might come late, but by listening to our conscience, satisfaction will forever dwell in our souls, which is the most important quality to lead a happy and a meaningful life..