1) I am 40 years older.
2) I am successful.
After these two, I have been asked to define my success. This is a tough one, but I'll do my best to simplify it.
Sure, my book has been a bestseller. I have enough money to live comfortably, and I can satiate all of my hockey and music desires. Furthermore, I'm a volunteer fireman, and I take pride in helping out society.
However, while all of these things can comfort me, I may be being a little too materialistic. What matters isn't that my life is full of happiness, but that I haven't wasted any time. I'm not saying I have no regrets, but everything I have done, I have done with 100% effort.
