Professor Gilliland
Philosophy 100/24N
9/16/14
Ambition
Ambition is an important virtue for people to pursue. Although very few
people are born ambitious, they obtain it when they find a goal that is
important to them. Ambition is never giving up until you reach your goal. Ambition
is dreaming without seeing obstacles. Ambition is their with you until the end.
The reason why I believe ambition is a virtue has several reasons. For
obvious reasons, ambition fuels success. The greatest people to ever live were
ambitious. When you have the drive to succeed there is nothing that can stop
you. You are in charge of your own life and you will stop at nothing to get
what you came for.
But really what ambition is to me is the ability to dream and dream big.
When you have dreams that you care about you’ll always have a reason to wake up
and seize the day. You will never stop thinking on ways to make your dream
possible whether you want to be a CEO, a famous musician, change the field you
work in, or change the world. Ambition and belief you can do it are always there
to help you on your journey.
It is this that makes me happy whether I make it to my final goal or
not, just the thought of making that goal happen picks me up when I’m down and
puts a smile on my face. Ambition may be just a tool that leads to people’s
success but I believe that it is far more than that. Ambition can make you a
better you, brighten your day, and never stop you from dreaming like a kid. Ambition
is a way of life and that is why ambition is a virtue.
1. All Happiness is Virtuous
2. All Ambition is Happiness
3. Therefore, Ambition is Virtuous
I like how you turned the post in a personal way and described what ambition meant to you, in my perspective this really shows to me how important this virtue is to you. Also, the overall tone of the post was very high energy and displayed your excitement of the virtue well which made it more enjoyable to read also.
ReplyDeleteI really agree with your prospective on ambition, and without a doubt how it ties into being a great virtue. I can also see how this virtue not only ties into personal improvement but how it can benefit others also. By being ambitious, you also attain qualities like being productive or hardworking. These traits both directly or indirectly benefit society whether holding a job, or serving a purpose. Even such things as attaining a degree help advance society and knowledge.
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