Elucidating the "Pleasantries" one dreams about!

An era of capitalism that has catapulted many unknown names in to the billion dollar club, equal opportunity is what it provides you with, you got an idea, an idea  you can cash in on, then success could be your mattress, well this  fairy tale exuberant cocktail of optimistic insanity cannot be tolerated by likes of somebody who is driven by a rational forethought, lets put things to perspective, how does brilliance pay off? not every smart ones in this planet who isn't ashamed of using his/her  brains to its optimum capacity has ended up being a millionaire, you have some incredibly dumb ones who are nothing but a burden to this planet, but still succeed in striking fortunes, so at the end of the day what does it take to be successful? Is it just plain smartness or the ability to put it to use to strike gold!

The  very definition of success various from one individual to another, for some amassing huge stockpile of money running into millions and probably billions would be success and for some dwelling in the lap of luxury is what it would be, for someone pondering aimlessly drunk in a beach thinking, having nothing to worry about is an achievement and for some fulfilling the responsibility, be it that of a father,husband,son, brother,sister,wife,mother or a daughter would be the definition of the word "success", for some having power at their disposal is what success is and for some landing up with a partner who would be termed as an eye candy by the rest of the world would be it, no matter what your definition of success is, not everyone gets to attain it, for all you know it’s just a bleak possibility that only a chosen few who have landed up in this world are destined to attain it, so the only thing that is separating you from your wants and your needs is what are you willing do sacrifice in order to attain it because all those who have made it , have gone through an ordeal of mining in the dark to strike gold, with a very little possibility to ever being able to find it, so to answer your question, it would be hope coupled with every last ounce of all the efforts you can muster would  be the only route through which the destination of success could be reached.