The boy who lived.

Harry Potter became famous as the boy who lived, not the boy who survived.

I think the emphasis by Rowling is not on the fact that Harry survived Voldemort’s curse, but that he lived, that he smiled and loved and enjoyed life. Unlike Voldemort, whose sole aim was to survive.

When we focus on the hygiene factors like money, promotion, designation, brand, etc., we do survive but many times we forget to live.

More often than not, we forget the joy that work can bring when it is done with intent, with generosity and not just to get a pay check.

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