In a world bent on winning over others,
a quest for winning over yourself - is ambition.
In a world passionate about knowing the outside,
a passion for exploring the inside - is ambition.
In a world ruled by subjectivity,
maintaining objectivity - is ambition.
In a world possessed with strife and sorrow,
keeping a smile - is ambition.
In a world seeking things for happiness,
seeking happiness sans things - is ambition.
In a world that magnifies strengths and hides weaknesses,
acceptance of both - is ambition.
In a world chasing infinite power,
chasing the infinite – is ambition.
In a world preferring one over the other,
living without preferences – is ambition.
In a world seeking scapegoats in others,
acceptance of what is – is ambition.
In a world burdened by past and worried about the future,
living in the moment – is ambition.
In a world seeking control to allay its own fears,
letting freedom take control – is ambition.
In a world swearing by judgmental observation,
simply observing – is ambition.
In a world obsessed with beautifying what is seen,
beautification of the unseen – is ambition.
In a world believing only in ‘either or’,
considering ‘and also’ – is ambition.
In a world ruled by the mind,
enslaving the mind – is ambition.
In a world fighting noise pollution,
silencing the inner voices – is ambition.
In a world seeking providence,
being that providence – is ambition.
In a world projecting forgiveness as a favour to others,
believing it to be a favour to oneself – is ambition.
In a world worrying so much despite faith,
believing that worrying is lack of faith – is ambition.
In a world that doesn’t care for any of these,
valuing them all – is ambition.
4 comments:
Really thought provoking...
Good one dear... its on a different node altogether. Was worth reading it.
was a very interesting read... really nice
nice article...i m impressed by the way you wirte such a heavy and thought provoking articles in a simple and easy language.
I understand that you have become a matured writer by the way you keep in mind your audience while writing. I would have considered "the human insecurity" as an animal instinct.. all animals feel insecurity and few who are confident in their thoughts and deeds are humans. In a nicely written piece, as yours is, its "All are humans and few are Saints".
My personal experience says that most of the americans know Gandhi and most chinese respect him. There is greater mass than we think, who understands the importance of Gandhian principles and makes an effort to follow it - if not 100% and blindly.
Gandhi is still alive in our hearts and articles such as yours tells us, how we upgrade our standards just by following his steps.
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