A friend once asked me this question: What do you really want in life?  This seemingly simple question proved to be so difficult to answer.  However, Oprah posits that to answer this question, we have to first determine what makes us the happiest every day.  I can only think of one thing- everytime I go home after an exhausting day at work and find my family’s welcoming embrace and happy smiles, then I am truly happy.

I guess, it had been hard for me because I have always associated my sense of achievement with career.  Upon reflection, I realized that our personal successes would mean nothing if we are unable to share them with someone else.  Indeed, Thomas Jefferson’s quotation rings true… The happiest moments of my life have been the few which I have passed at home in the bosom of my family.

Working hard and excelling in one’s field is not a sin.  However, as we trod the path towards financial and professional success, we must not forget to stop and take the hand of those that really matter along the way.

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