[Jtilden]

The success of a man...to a child growing up with nothing and working hard to make something of himself, the definition of success is different. I.E. going to bed with a full belly and having money to pay the bills. To a man who grew up surrounded by people who valued material possessions more that anything else, his definition of success is different. Me personally, providing a comfortable life for my family, treating others with respect, getting respect back, knowing that, because of the seeds I have planted there is always someone out there I can count on. Having served in the military for 20 years I can tell you that it is a lonely world out there when all you have is yourself and/ or your spouse with no one else to count on when you need a hand. And by needing a hand I am not talking monetarily, I am talking moving furniture at 10 at night, help lifting the transmission back in the car, lending of a truck to take bulk garbage to the landfill. Our flesh is mortal and is only here for a brief moment in time; our spirit is what will live on. How we treat people while we are in the flesh will determine how long our spirit will survive. Treat people good and your memory will last forever, treat people bad and you are forgotten the moment your casket is buried. If my spirit lives forever I have achieved success.