According to me the only thing that truly makes someone's life great is : PURPOSE.
What exactly is Purpose ?
Purpose is the sense of responsibility or the feeling of knowing that there is something bigger than you. Something which is much larger than any individual.
All successful people live their lives with purpose. Successful people never chase money or fame they simply live their lives with that sense of purpose which is way greater than themselves.
It is purpose which gives them the stengeth to keep going on and on even when they are faced with setbacks and obstacles.
Steve Jobs never created Apple with the thought of being the richest, or the most famous person. He simply had the purpose of giving the customers a device which would be so beautifully designed and integrated that it would stand out from all the other products available at that time. The wealth, fame, goodwill all were by products. Steve Jobs wanted to create products which were very simple to use, had an excellent design, and were so user friendly that even a four year old could use them without having any prior knowledge of those products.
This is what made his life great. The by products of living a life with a purpose were that he is still remembered by the whole world and the companies he founded are the major contributors in the field of animation and technology. In fact it's estimated that Apple might be the first company to reach a valuation of 1 trillion dollars.
“Being the richest man in the cemetery doesn't matter to me. Going to bed at night saying we've done something wonderful, that's what matters to me.” - Steve Jobs
Other examples include Mahatma Gandhi, Mother Teresa and APJ Abdul Kalam to name a few who lived their lives with purpose.
It was their purpose which made their life great.
So according to me, what makes someone's life great is the realization of one's purpose and to follow it unselfishly.
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