When you think of the word “successful,” who’s the first person that comes to mind and why?

When I think about the word “successful”, the first question that comes to my mind is what do people call success. Because in my view the criteria of success is different. There are many people in the world who have set an example by achieving success. But are those people feeling happy from within, or did they feel happy? Success is something that is not achieved only by hard work, luck is also very important for it. We have heard people say that work hard, success will come automatically. But there are many people who have spent their whole life working hard but could not achieve success. And even those who have achieved success, they still have to face new problems every day.

In my opinion, a successful person is one who taught people how to live. Gautam Buddha is one of them. He has taught people peace while facing difficulties in his life. There are many things said by Gautam Buddha that can completely change your life. By following the principles of Buddha, you can learn how to live life. This has nothing to do with religion, but Buddha’s teachings are the same for everyone. His words teach you to be honest, kind and strong.

According to Buddha, a person becomes what he thinks. If a person speaks or acts with bad thoughts, he only gets pain. On the other hand, if a person speaks or acts with pure thoughts, he gets happiness in life. This happiness never leaves him like his shadow. Mahatma Gautam Buddha has said that it is better to win over oneself than to win thousands of battles in life. If you win over yourself, then victory will always be yours. No one can take it away from you. Gautam Buddha says that a person can never eliminate evil with evil. To eliminate it, a person has to take the help of love. Every big thing in the world can be won with love. According to Mahatma Buddha, do not get entangled in dreaming about the future. It is better to live in your present than to regret by remembering the past. This is the best way to be happy. Just as a burning lamp gives light to thousands of people, in the same way, sharing happiness increases love among each other.  According to Buddha, happiness always increases by sharing. It never decreases. According to Buddha, one should fear a deceitful and evil friend more than a wild animal. A wild animal can harm your body, but a bad friend can harm your intellect.

That is why Buddha is great in my eyes. Because if a person follows the principles of Buddha then he will definitely be successful.