Do You Have to Succeed to be Happy?

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Austin Richardson

Bradley – 1

09/19/00

English 2

Do You Have to Succeed to be Happy?

        Happiness and success are two of the most important things that people strive to achieve in life.  There are a lot of good reasons why one is better than the other.  The virtue that I believe to be more important is happiness.  This could be supported by many ideas and comparisons.

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        First, you do not need to succeed in order to be happy.  Id you have a family and are happy, your life is good and worth living.  On the other hand, many people who succeed end up not being happy and hurting or even killing themselves.  They might also become furious and kill others.  There is a story about a king who was wealthy and successful in what he was doing, but he was unhappy.  He did not like anything that he was doing, and in doing so, he got involved in drugs and alcohol.  He later committed suicide ...

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