I had a bit of a wake-up call a few days ago when a friend and I started talking about ambitions. For a while, I'd been worrying about not being motivated enough to do certain things that I need to do, namely surviving university for the next 5 years. The truth is, I'd forgotten to be ambitious.
I've always said that education is a means, not an end for me but until recently, I hadn't actually thought about what the end actually is. I mean, the end is good- I knew that much, but I hadn't thought about specifics until a few days ago and after thinking about it, I think I'm quite motivated.
But I haven't made this entry to go on about my ambitions- I've made it because I find it somewhat depressing that so many people forget to be ambitious. There's no harm in thinking big. In fact, if anything, having these ambitions in mind must increase the chances of their realisation. What is life without ambitions? It's merely survival, not really living.
