A good goal, it would seem, would be to obtain "success". The question of whether that is a good goal seems to be much easier than the answer to "what is success".
Success seems, or has seemed, like a ladder. It seems like it must involve taking some steps up somewhere and that those steps would be progressive towards something.
In Ether 12:27 it says, " And if men come unto me I will show unto them their weakness. I give unto men weakness that they may be humble; and my grace is sufficient for all men that humble themselves before me; for if they humble themselves before me, and have faith in me, then will I make weak things become strong unto them.
We heard this scripture last night and I thought about it in terms of how does it help us be better. It seems pretty logical that if we become better in some way that would be a success. This scripture suggests something different than the idea of a ladder leading up to some higher place. It suggests that being better is gained by being humble. Being humble is probably not like a ladder but more like a mirror recognizing that we need to improve. Humility doesn't bring up thoughts of climbing a ladder.
I suspect that weak things become strong because they become successful in getting closer to the Lord. That then must be what success really is........................
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