Philosophy of a Successful Life

A son to his dad: What is a 'successful life''? Instead of answering him The dad took him out And began to fly a kite to his son's surprise who couldn't hold his breath for long and interrupted: Dad, the kite is not flying higher up in the sky Because it is tied by a thread. Shall we break off the thread so that it can fly higher and higher? Hearing this the dad immediately broke the thread The kite lifted a bit higher up And then dropped at an unknown wilderness Only then the dad went on to explain his son the philosophy of Life. 'Sonny', said the dad, 'the elevated level at which our lives are now often make us feel that there are some constraints to which we are tied up and that these clogs are not allowing us to rise further in life, things such as home, family, discipline, parents, etc; and we just wish to get rid of them. But in fact it is these clogs or 'threads' due to which we are on the present level and it's these threads which keep us taut like the thread-bound kite flying in the sky. My child, if you want to stay on heights in life never break your ties with these 'threads' Stability in Life is just like the kite and thread Without a thread tied to the kite The kite will rise but will surely drop shortly if the tie is cut off Live a Life like the kite and thread together And you will never fail or fall in Life.