Success

One day, some time ago, Paul wrote this during his boring art class:

“Success. We all want it so bad. Especially in America. We live in a society where if you fall behind, then you stay behind. Why must we have this overwhelming greed? This lust for power?

Not all success is bad, of course. It’s when one goes over the top. It’s where desiring financial stability turns into uncontrollable greed. It’s when finally having control of something turns into a sudden lust for power. It’s when you defend your territory and then when you successfully defend it, you go out and conquer somebody else’s land.

I refuse to join this wave of vice. At least, I try not to. Yes, it’d be nice to have some extra cash but why can’t I be satisfied with what I have? It’s one thing to be proud of something you’ve done, but boasting about it is just tasteless.

I don’t know if it will change. I don’t know if it CAN change. We’ve gotten pretty lost in this pot of greed.”

And then Paul wrote a blog in the third person.