Does Success Exist?

Am slightly torn on whether to become a success. I can see that I have everything I need to be successful, I simply need to do it. I think I have a good understanding of people now, a good understanding of how the world works, of how to get the best from people, on how to survive failure and build from it, on how to be positive and constructive even when times are negative.

Yet there is one problem: how do I measure my success? It occurred to me that I can create any measure I like. I just cycled to the Isle of Skye and back 1600miles in 23 days. Not an amazing feat but for my first long distance cycle ride one that I a few times doubted I could achieve. 70miles the longest I had ever cycled before that. On the last day I did 160miles so it was easy in the end. Now that was success.

I could have chosen to climb Everest. I could have chosen to swim a whole length of the pool underwater (achieved that a few years ago). I could have chosen to become a millionaire or billionaire. I want to be enlightened - that is my measure. The point tho is that success is relative to our yard stick - there is no absolute measure.

People say "oh he is a success" but by what and whose measure? A millionaire I don't consider a success, a wise person I do consider a success. For many it is the other way around.

What is worse is that a success can suddenly change their measure and instantly not be a success anymore! A millionaire can see a billionaire and instantly feel like a failure.

So this really and finally puts the last nail in the coffin of "success" - not that it was ever an issue but i was thinking about becoming successful for a change yesterday.