Despite not having heard it in decades, a song I first heard in 1982 has lodged itself in my mind. The Time's "OneDayI'mGonnaBeSomebody" makes no bones about someone's desire to be rich and famous. Outside of Calloway's "I Wanna Be Rich" and Glen Campbell's "Rhinestone Cowboy," I haven't heard many other songs that express ambition and a desire for the good life so directly. If success starts with a person's determination, Morris Day and company have the right attitude.
That said, most of us have to accept achieving one or neither of those objectives, and that's OK. If you're content with who you are and those who matter most to you respect you, you're rich in the ways that matter most. Besides, at a certain stage, your life is what it is--and will probably stay within that ballpark.
