The Unobtainable Allure of Success

What a nebulous vapor is success. She is an apparition never fully formed, a wisp of smoke blown by the winds of desire. Grasp success and she will surely slip away, for she was never really there. Success is an illusion, never once the same, never again what she once was.

Success is undefinable, unobtainable, ever desirable. Never here, but always there, just out of reach. Achieve the mountaintop where success resides, and you shall find that she has flown on wings like an eagle, ever farther, ever higher. From her new vantage will she call, and surely shall you follow. The call of Success is the alluring song of a Siren, and weak is man to resist her charms.

Do not be enamored with Success, for you can never have her. You see, she does not exist. When you think you have her, she will have shifted, changed, become something new. Chasing her is like pursuing shadows, or bridling the sea. She will not obey, she cannot be tamed. She is a harlot, and unfaithful to her core.

Waste not on success; pursue a more noble desire.

Seek to do what is good, and to serve the One who is true. Desire not success, but rather, righteousness. Wrap yourself not in false hope and empty promises, but seek to be clothed with grace and mercy. Fear not failing to succeed, for in your weakness exists the great strength of He who is greater than all.

Success is not worthy of your pursuit. Seek God's will, and His kingdom, and He shall grant the desires of the heart.