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1、Ambitionisthedecisiononemakesandtheresolutionwithwhichhecarriesoutthatdecision.Itprovidesuswiththerequireddrivingforcetoaccomplishanyundertakingsinourlife.JustasJosephEpstein,afamousAmericanwriterputit,“Andaswedecideandchoose,soareourlivesformed/9Indeed,
2、oncewemakeupourmindstochoosetodosomething,thenourlifebecomesmeaningfulandspecificallyorientated.Thisnotionoflife,asfarasIobserve,isclosesttotruthanddoesapplytoalmostallaspectsoflife.Firstthingsfirst,ambitionrendersusasenseofmission.Nomatterwhatdecisionyo
3、umakeyouhavetoberesponsibleforyourchoice.Yourchoiceprocuresyouasenseoforientation,ormorespeciallyasenseofmission.Andonlyastrongmissionmayenableonetoaccomplishgreatness.CaesaroftheancientRomanEmpirewasurgedbyhisambitionTcame,Isaw,Iconquered.^andbecameanun
4、rivaledempirebuilderinthehistoryofRome.JohnMilton,stimulatedalwaysbyhisambitionthataimedatwritingsome"mightylines'5whichEnglandwouldunwillinglyforget,hadinduetimesecuredhispositionasthesecondShakespeareinthehistoryofEnglishliterature.Inthesecondplace,amb
5、itioncanbringone'spotentialstothefull.Ambitionmaywellserveasacatalystactivatingone'sdormantpotentials.Withoutambitionone'spotentialswillremainslumberinglikeadormantvolcano.AcaseinpointisMsZhangHaidi,aChineseHelenKeller.Itwasherambitiontobeausefulpersonha
6、sturnedthealmostparalyzedZhangHaidiintoawell-accomplishedfigurewhoseachievementswoulddwarfthoseofsomenormalpeopleaimatthesun,though,atworst,theymayprobablylandonthemoon.Influentialasitisuponus,however,ambitionmustbechanneledintherightdirection.Ifwronglyd
7、irected,one^sambitionmaybringhavoconhimandothers-Hitler,whoseambitionwastoconquerEuropebywhateverevilmeans,finallyturnedhimintoademon.ItwasthisdemonthatalmostcastEuropeintoanunfathomableabyssofanguishandsuffering・AnothercaseisMacbethwhoseambitionwastobec
8、omethekingofScotland.However,hisambitionwasmaterializedbythemurderofKingDuncan.Consequently,unbearableguiltandpsychologicalagonydrovehimtohistragicdoom.Tosumup,ambitioncanbenefitustremendouslyifwiselyandcorrectlychanneled,
