Mono£ogues

I was listening to the news about the mayhem that has been happening in provinces all over the country that the recent election caused… I asked my sister sitting beside me on the sofa…. “If government pays so little….why do these people fight for such positions in government?” “Power and ambition” she simply said. I once met a friend who told me that if it’s not for her ambition, she wouldn’t be here today. I say, she sure is right about that…for every one of us. In my years in my business, I have learned it is not where we start, but where we go. However, how we get there and what we learn along the way is ultimately the secret to success. 

Getting to where we are going entails us to be ambitious. It is my conviction that ambition, fueled by compassion, wisdom and integrity, is a powerful force for good. It will turn the wheels of any industry and open the doors of opportunity for us and countless thousands of people.  But fueled by greed and lust for power, ambition is a destructive force that ultimately does irreparable damage to the individual in its grasp and to the people within its reach. Just look at our politicians…. (sad sigh)  It is more than just a cliché to say that ambition can either make or break us. There is a more superior ambition than merely to stand high in the world. It is to stoop down and lift mankind higher. He who helps another up climbs the highest.  For us, to do something, however small, to make others happier and better is the highest ambition, the most elevating hope which can inspire a human being! In the midst of our ambitions, let us always remember “Success is determined not by what we get for reaching our destination, but by what we become by reaching it.” May our country’s leaders find it in their hearts the ambition to be of service to mankind.  God help our country.