ambition
As I am grappled and thrown out of my bed by Jimmy Page’s (of the mighty Led Zeppelin) immensely skillful and breathtaking guitar solos, I take note of and am greatly appreciative of the hard work and sweat that makes my awakening (not a simple task), and thus timely arrival to school a possibility. When I arrive at the destination that unfortunately and unintentionally but truly promotes the slow torture of so many individuals’ futures, I sit calmly at my desk observing the distant but very apparent aspiring gleam in many of my peers eyes and stare as they rather hollowly long to “make something of themselves.” Then after six heavy hours of “education” that consisted mainly of countless but unsuccessful attempts to focus, my life commences, and I am truly allowed to live, or at least for some time. When my few hours of free time come to an unfortunate end, I am required to come home to overhear of how my parents’ days had been. They too . . .
But some also answer saying, “So that my kids will have a better chance then I did. Life is meant to be lived for one’s self and enjoyed. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography** . This seemingly thoughtful way of thinking, quite conversely strikes me as merely another form of fruitless labor. As I am doing all of these things, a question or variations of it are constantly flowing in and out of my mind: “Although it may lead to some magnificent morning radio, is ambition really so helpful to us as individuals?” My personal answer to this question, despite what many others would likely say, is no; ambition is often so sought after that it often rips true lives and futures apart. Why torture yourself every night only to be accepted to a college that will kill you, only to get a job that will murder you? Many are not sure, they are much like my self, doing it only because they are floating down a current along with an endless amount of others and it seems that too much risk and energy is required to fight that current. seem to consist of continual and rather pointless labor and hint at inner desires to succeed. Then after whichever one of my procrastinating friends have left, I reluctantly return to my toil. If life is not enjoyed then what is it? I often wonder to myself what would happen to the individuals if they ever came to realize that all they really need to live a meaningful life is to make it enjoyable or meaningful to them, and if they actually took this very simple fact and applied it to their own lives. As long as a child’s necessities are provided for that child has the potential to enjoy their life, which is quite simply all that matters. Ambition and the things that can come with it are very capable of blinding one to the rest of the world and what it really has to offer, and it is this “tunnel vision” that often leads one to pursue it. When I am observing my peers and classmates, especially those who tend to overburden themselves with several honors and AP classes, I at times find myself asking them why. Ambition in a similar sense can be something beneficial, for one may feel gratitude from accomplishment, but they must realize that that gratitude is enjoyment, and enjoyment can be obtained from nearly every aspect of life. ” but they say this only in vain or merely for the sake of giving a reason. Personally, I would much rather die a happy and content bum than a regretful entrepreneur.
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