It is not enough to teach our young people to be successful... so they can realize their ambitions, so they can earn good livings, so they can accumulate the material things that this society bestows. Those are worthwhile goals. But it is not enough to progress as individuals while our friends and neighbors are left behind.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Chavez argues that individual success without collective progress is insufficient. True progress requires lifting neighbors and friends, not just oneself.
- In plain terms
- Success means helping others too, not just making money for yourself.
- What can you take from it?
- Individual ambition must be paired with communal uplift.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What does success look like for your community?
- How do you balance personal and collective goals?
Another view
Sometimes focusing on oneself is necessary to build capacity to help others.
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