A shelf is a flat length of wood attached to a part of furniture, providing a surface for object display. An example would be a trophy case, which is usually used to hold awards. At home, my parents have something called the success shelf, a shelf which is supposed to hold all my accomplishments in life. It is completely empty. Imagine what that is like, to have a physical reminder that you have never succeeded in anything, in your entire life.

Now let us define success. Success is the...