Hollowness...

There are a lot of things, I guess, one can append to themselves once he/she realizes that vainglory has been a part of their routine lives.

Glory is measured, as far as I see it, not in the books of wise men or in the eye of the public and/or their institutions. It's a personal measure of how much you think, or know, you achieved. Personal satisfaction is glory, for every man and woman, and to take it away from them is like trying to take the proverbial bone away from the greedy dog.

We all are greedy for that bone. But it is vanity that causes us to lose it. Being content, it is taught to us, is the key to a happy life. But contentment arises, as I see it, from the depths of desire, and the want for glory, and as many a times as it is the cause of glory, it is also the casualty.

Being content destroys progress, but it can also fuel it. Moving on is the way of life.
:)