For some unknown reason, of all that is characteristic of ambition, we usually celebrate the worst. But ambition can be good too. Good ambition is expressed in the fact that when everyone around you thinks that you will not be able to achieve this goal, you feel that you are able to prove the opposite using time and energy. And you achieve results that others could only dream of.
Do you ever have this: it seems to others that it is unattainable, but you feel that you can achieve it. Is there a person devoid of all ambition, and is it good to be ambitious? "A few more steps … One more step …". The person whispering these words has been climbing a mountain peak for a long time.
He could have stopped - no one has ever gotten here. It is necessary to turn back: fatigue, exhaustion have long been on their heels. If he returns, everyone will understand him, no one will accuse him of anything, because the feat has already been accomplished. “Just one more step,” he whispers to himself, gathering his last strength, although he is well aware of how many meters and steps there are to take. He keeps walking no matter what. He cannot imagine that it is possible to return.
Perseverance is, of course, not unique to climbers. One can also cite the example of a scientist who writes line by line all night long, as if he is afraid that he will not have enough time to finish his work. Or maybe he really is afraid? Not only strength, but what is called life is coming to an end. And you need to have time to finish the last page, put the last point in the book, which will become the main thing in his life, even if he sees it only in the manuscript.
He is convinced of the necessity and value of his brainchild. Those close to him have long been amazed at where his strength comes from. All withered, he manages to get up earlier and later, and goes to bed later, as if the strength did not leave him, but were reborn again. But why - "like"? There is no mistake: an unfinished book gives him strength. For some unknown reason, of all that is characteristic of ambition, we usually celebrate the worst.
When we learn that someone is ambitious, we usually imagine the person is intemperate, aggressive, arrogant, arrogant, and even vengeful. But let's take a look at the good side of ambition as well. What does it consist of? Wait, gather strength to achieve a difficult, distant goal. It seems to everyone that you will not be able to achieve this goal, but you feel that you are able to prove the opposite, you only need strength and time.
Such ambition is inherent in people of different nervous organization, dissimilar temperaments, although the form of its manifestation is not the same: in some it is violent and demonstrative, in others it is hidden, quiet, outwardly not revealing itself in anything.
