This is a membership Morsel from “Too Young to Retire”. Today, we are continuing to talk about you, and your relationships with other people.

Many people think that by being busy, getting a lot of honors, making a lot of money, or other things that benefit the recipient directly are the important things in life. But a lot of them forget that life is more than these things. Napoleon Hill in his book “Think and Grow Rich” basically reiterated what the Bible says.
“Medals and titles will not count when you get to heaven, but you may be looked over carefully for the sort of deeds you have done.” Napoleon Hill
It is a basic principle in most major religions that in the after life you will be judged not on what you earned or were awarded, but how you acted and treated other people.
The Bible tells the tale of Lazarus who was treated with contempt by rich person who could well afford to help. He didn’t and in heaven he couldn’t understand how a poor man was being treated by God so lavishly while he resided in hell.

Granted, this makes the assumption that you believe in God, and you believe in an afterlife. Many people do not and then the question is does this still apply? My feeling is yes. For you quickly find that those lists of titles, awards, and other signs of success are worthless if you don’t use them in helping other people.
A good rule of thumb is to live your life so those around you feel it was a blessing. You will feel better about your self as you give to others.
I think of the Sea of Galilee and the Dead Sea. The sea of Galilee freely gives its waters to all around it. It supports fish and has feed people since before Biblical times. Its waters flow out to form the Jordon River and is a blessing to all that live near it. These waters flow into the Dead Sea. It hordes all its water and because of this, it has turned salty and unusable.
Life is the same way. John Paul Gettys goal was to be the richest man in the world. He did it. But along the way his wives, his children, and any friends were soon alienated. When he died the only ones who truly mourned him were those who profited from him.
If you compare this to a Mother Teresa, you will find that she died in poverty and the wealth she gathered was in serving those in her life. She was celebrated when she died as a saint.
Psychologist Ilona Tobin defines true success as “giving and receiving love, having physical and mental health, enough wealth to provide you with options, and the time to enjoy them all.” Whatever your personal definition of success may be, make sure that it includes a healthy measure of the truly important things in life.
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