Aim # 2 and 4 Commentary

In this assignment I thought that the Aim on Worldly success was more prevalent in American pop music.  The reason I though this aim was more prevalent, because most artists come up big with their sings and that success is sometimes portrayed in the music. Most of the artist dream big and want to achieve something, something that gives them pleasure. This is another reason Success is more prevalent to American music because it ties in with the aim of pleasure.  The reason for this is because the artist loves to have power and money and fame. All of these three things relate to pleasure. While doing this assignment, I found it hard to find liberation songs because, when listening to songs that could be seen as liberation also may be seen as a success song. This made it hard for me to differentiate between what category the song could fall under. I also noticed that worldly success could also mean happiness as well. Both pleasure and worldly success has double meaning to eat is open to many interpretations.  Happiness can be an interpretation to pleasure and worldly success because when your successful you are happy, and success can have many meanings as well. You could be an average family and still be successful.  When doing this assignment I was surprised that one of the songs can be having both aims in it.  The Hindu understanding of worldly success talks about celebration and money. It also says that there are limitations to success. Even though it is needed in support for household and to complete civic duties, the limitations are as follows. The first thing is wealth and power is exclusive, meaning that there is not a lot of it to be shared with everyone. Second, you have to be greedy sometimes when going for your desire. Wealth and money is not shared so it’s a competition.  Third it centers meaning in the self and fourth achievements are temporary. I feel that based on the Hindu interpretation it is very different from American pop music because when they have the money there are really no limitations because once they have it, it’s done, they can just easily get more without any limitations. Success in general based on the Hindu understanding is seen through wealth and fame and power.