How Mysterious Is Margaret Mead's Definition Of Success?

Margaret Mead has claimed that success is an oppressor and a reinforcement to try things, and be the best. On the one hand; if you lose, you fail, and you can count yourself with the trash to the curb. On the other hand; if you win, you are set above the rest, prized, and admired. Both of which I can believe can be tremendous burdens. We tend to try our hardest, or hide our talents and hate the ones who can easily display them. Margaret claims that success can be confusing and a prize, as most conundrums, there is two sides that we all fear. I both agree and disagree, I do not think success is a source of confusion, but instead people are confused about how to get there. I do agree with her announcement of how success is a prized possession
This is a learned cultural behavior, there are countries that do similar things, like recognizing people for their potential, and give those raises or important jobs. While also there are countries that do not celebrate the individual, they celebrate a group effort, a whole sports team, or an entire company. Creating livable work areas, and communal achievement. Most sports players have been known to be disheartened when they are a part of a major league team, and only one or two players get recognized for their efforts, and no one else. No one likes being on the sidelines, or shoved off to the side. In an Erica we are taught that people can be and will be better than us at just about everything. The saddest part of this age old cultural torture is that families have been known to have severe issues when their kids do not possess the same talents that the adults do. One kid isn’t a football star like his dad, he may be the lead tenor in the choir, but it’s not football so he is counted as a disgrace to his family. Another family may punish their daughter for not getting straight A’s and having the puncture wounds of high ranking B’s in place of the absent A’s. America is obsessed with the idea of success they forget to applaud the efforts of the people trying their best to
In American culture, as I have expressed above, we are taught that success is the ultimate prize, so all seek it, and many fail. From experience when someone in my family can do something better than me I feel less useful and inadequate. Most people will feel the same way if they have a certain talent or skill, and someone else can do it ‘better’. The horrible part of that is that most people who get jealous of the others talents aren’t really mad at the person for having similar talents. The angry person is actually mad that they themselves could muster enough courage to do it themselves. So ultimately people aren’t threatened by the other person’s ability to display a talent or skill better, they are upset that they can’t display it themselves, from being too shy or an inability to try and show off their skills or talents. This creates a lot of crushed dreams, and fractured