Only People Who Earn a Lot of Money Are Successful.

Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Only people who earn a lot of money are successful. Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer. Definitely, I do not totally agree with the statement of title. However, the wealthy people are indeed a successful group. So let me discuss what the success includes, and then to get a conclusion. First is money. There are too many examples to tell, such as Bill Gates, Dell, the mayor of New York and more and more. Nobody doubts their successes. Besides them, there are many wealthy people in the world. Are they successful? My answer is yes if they reach their goal with their endeavor. Money is a sign of their success, a result of their struggle, and fruit of their intelligence and knowledge. However, money is not everything. Some people earn their money but respect from our society. Dirty money gives them wealth, and it also gives them a guilty. Without respect, money means nothing. Second is reputation. Many people believe that fame brings money, but it isn't always true. There are many famous people who are not rich. So many people and famous people earn a lot of money in their lives but still they don't feel they are successful. In my own opinion achievement is the criteria to measure success in life.
History is full of people who were not very rich but still we admire them for their achievements. I think those are the real successful people. Mahatma Gandhi didn't earned a lot of money in his life, led a very simple life but still today all Indians remember him. Why? Because he made people aware to fight for their rights and motivated them to make India free. And more, there are millions of famous scientists who are not rich by today's standard, but they are the well-known successful in our society. Wealth has become a common measure of success. However, I strongly disagree that wealth is an accurate measure of success. There are many ways of evaluating success. Two methods of evaluating