What should we strive for in our lives?

What is meant to make a success of one's life? Earning loads of money, perhaps? Or becoming some famous figure? If the latter, surely not someone like David Beckham? But what about an influential scientist like Newton or Darwin?

Is it the transient happiness of having loads of money, or the feeling of satisfaction obtained from fame, that should be the goal of life? But what happens if we achieve either of these? What happens if one becomes incredibly rich? Or incredibly famous? Will that bring some sort of ultimate satisfaction, ultimate fulfilment? I doubt it. We need to bear in mind that at the end of our lives we are all equal; we either just cease to exist, or enter some strange new reality (or perhaps not so strange, I don't know). So what is the ultimate point of becoming rich or famous?

I'm unconvinced that striving to make as much money as possible, or striving to obtain as much admiration from others as possible, is what we ought to aim towards.

I think we should try to be as honest, open, and authentic as possible. Express our feelings to others, especially anyone special in our lives. Forget putting on a mask to get on with others. If they think you're weird, so what?? Be yourself, don't pretend to be what you're not.