The insignificant nobody me once met a rich & successful bizman but a conman at heart, at a party who tried to induce me to join his organization.
His first question to me was - how can one be successful in life? My answer was - thru handwork. He laughed at me & said even a cow is hardworking but still a cow, so the correct answer is by being intelligent.
I smiled politely & walked away, but in my heart I laughed at him instead.
1. The cow may be a cow for all its handwork, but still the owner would ensure it would have the best of feed & rest, or else he would have no cow to work his farm.
2, Being intelligent & working smart is good, but are such for his OWN personal glory, ego & greed, OR for the uplifting of lives of his loved ones & society? Coz if the former, he will eventually face deep troubling issues for his conniving ways.