Mortal thoughts

Behind the white veils of success lies a deep dark convoluted truth of our mortal existence. We often tend to ignore it but it keeps coming back intermittently. There are times when it briefly vanishes from our conscience but again it comes back with more powerful fangs than before. So we often wonder as to what really is defined as true success. Does dog eat dog attitude, so prevalent in the corporate world, a real basis of success where every individual is as devoid of any emotions and compassion as a snake is while killing its prey. Is a truly successful person an ascetic who uses spirituality to attain seclusion from his genetic desires to have wealth? Alternatively, is there a middle path to a successful life, where a person has spirituality, money, family amongst other things to help him have that feeling of fulfillment when he leaves his mortal incarnation?      

-Sunny Gusain