It is argued whether money or social contributions should be considered as the criteria to assess a person’s success in society. In my opinion, although the former view can be true in some situations, the latter is more reasonable due to several reasons.
On the one hand, there are many reasons why people believe that individuals who earn high incomes are the most successful. Firstly, it is an irrefutable fact that those people who have a high salary are usually working in big companies or having good jobs. This can be exemplified by the case of successful executive leaders of some large businesses, who not only gain respect from others but also still earn many thousand dollars on a monthly basis. Secondly, it is believed by a majority of people that successful people means those who can afford a luxurious life. In other words, they can enjoy the high living standards with prohibitively expensive products such as jewelry, clothes and cosmetics.
On the other hand, I am still convinced that people who contribute to the community are the most successful. To begin with, not all wealthy people gain their money legally because they may commit crimes to make profits like trading heroin and money laundering. Therefore, these cases cannot be considered as successful despite their richness. Besides, people like scientists and teachers, who contribute to society are believed to be the most successful in terms of their in-depth knowledge and high social status. To be more specific, being a scientist or a teacher is not easy, so people have to spend a long time and effort acquiring knowledge so that they can satisfy the requirements of those high-level jobs. Therefore, they will receive respect from other people and be recognized as the most successful in society.
In conclusion, being rich can be considered to be successful, however, I hold a firm belief that people who contribute to society are the most successful ones.
It
is argued
whether money or social contributions should
be considered
as the criteria to assess a person’s success in society. In my opinion, although the former view can be true in
some
situations, the latter is more reasonable due to several reasons.
On the one hand, there are
many
reasons why
people
believe that individuals
who
earn
high
incomes are the most
successful
.
Firstly
, it is an irrefutable fact that those
people
who
have a
high
salary are
usually
working in
big
companies
or having
good
jobs. This can
be exemplified
by the case of
successful
executive leaders of
some
large businesses,
who
not
only
gain respect from others
but
also
still
earn
many
thousand dollars on a monthly basis.
Secondly
, it
is believed
by a majority of
people
that
successful
people
means
those
who
can afford a luxurious life. In
other
words, they can enjoy the
high
living standards with
prohibitively
expensive products such as jewelry, clothes and cosmetics.
On the
other
hand, I am
still
convinced that
people
who
contribute to the community are the most
successful
. To
begin
with, not all wealthy
people
gain their money
legally
because
they may commit crimes to
make
profits like trading heroin and money laundering.
Therefore
, these cases cannot
be considered
as
successful
despite their richness.
Besides
,
people
like scientists and teachers,
who
contribute to society
are believed
to be the most
successful
in terms of their in-depth knowledge and
high
social status. To be more specific, being a scientist or a teacher is not easy,
so
people
have to
spend a long time and effort acquiring knowledge
so
that they can satisfy the requirements of those high-level jobs.
Therefore
, they will receive respect from
other
people
and
be recognized
as the most
successful
in society.
In conclusion
, being rich can
be considered
to be
successful
,
however
, I hold a firm belief that
people
who
contribute to society are the most
successful
ones.