What is the greatest success in life?

Tom: Guru Harry. What do you consider as the greatest success in your life?

Guru: I’ve managed to uphold my principles.

Tom: Throughout your life?

Guru: Throughout my life.

Tom: Did you have to make sacrifices?

Guru: In the normal sense of the word, yes. I may have lost out on money, position and power.

Tom: But you don’t consider them as sacrifices?

Guru: No, not at all. You see if you’ve principles, what are money, position and power?

Tom: But many people give up their principles because of money, position or power.

Guru: Yes, they give up their principles over the tiniest advantage.

Tom: Why do they do that?

Guru: Because they don’t know what’s really important.

Tom: What is really important?

Guru: Principles.

Tom: Yes, I could have guessed.

Guru: You know there’s a saying.

Tom: What is it?

Guru: If you lose your wealth, you lose nothing. If you lose your health, you lose something. If you lose your principles, you lose everything.