Do you agree or disagree with the following statement?
	"Wealth, fame, and power are the enemies of success."
Please review the arguments for and against the statement and enter your response.
		Pros In "The Power of Words" George Lucas argues persuasively that those who seek success in terms of wealth, fame, and power will not be successful. These, he says, are the "candy," the special rewards of success. Seeking these ends, however, can actually prohibit success by taking a writer away from his work. Instead, success comes to those who focus on their creative work and are deeply dedicated to this work because of their love for the creative process itself. It is the work, Lucas argues, that sustains the spirit and brings true success--the rewards of personal fulfillment, satisfaction, and further creative production.
		Cons Although the achievement of wealth, fame, and power may not necessarily bring with it inner fulfillment, wealth, fame, and power can bring a very meaningful form of success, contributing to personal fulfillment and further creativity. Wealth and fame can make it possible for an individual to nurture his dreams by providing the financial means to actualize the development of creative ideas. Furthermore, wealth and fame make it possible to disseminate one's ideas and visions, and subsequent recognition and acceptance stimulate further creativity. Because of his financial success and fame George Lucas has, for example, been able to influence a wider audience and support his philanthropic interests through products that are offshoots of his Star Wars Trilogy. Without wealth and fame, his creative work would not have had nearly so great a power to influence others. Without wealth, fame, and power, the creative outgrowths of the Star Wars Trilogy--books and educational products--would not have had an audience.
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