The Measure of Success

I had a beer with an incoming student from Nepal by the name of Sunil. I told him my wish was for him to become rich. He replied that becoming rich was not his goal, but that being successful was. This reminded me that I had said the same thing to a friend of mine just a day or two before. He further went on to say that he felt success could be measured in terms of satisfaction. This was a thought that I had not put into words before, so I felt I had profited by drinking beer together. I also thought that our future student/teacher relationship would be a good one.