Modern success has an interesting rule.
Nobody asks why you're running.
Only whether you're ahead.
Better salary.
Better car.
Better title.
Better apartment.
Better life...
Or so we're told.
The strange thing is that the finish line keeps moving.
Promotion becomes expectation.
Luxury becomes normal.
Comparison begins again.
Winning doesn't end the race.
It only upgrades your competitors.
Most people don't actually want success.
They want superiority.
And superiority can never be permanent because someone richer, younger or more admired always exists.
So even the winner remains trapped.
Not because they lost.
Because they're still running.
The real question isn't:
"Did I win?"
It's:
"Who convinced me to enter?"
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