CULTIVATE AMBITION.

Pelorus Guardian and Miners' Advocate., Volume 8, Issue 27, 2 April 1907, Page 2

CULTIVATE AMBITION.

Many people seem to think that ambition is a quality b'orn with us; that it is not susceptible to improvement ; that it is something thrust upon us which will take care of itself But it is a passion that responds very quickly to cultivation, and it requires constant care and education just as the faculty for music or art does, or it will atrophy. If we do not try to recognise our ambition it will not keep sharp and defined. Our faculties become dull and soon lose their power if they are not exercised. How can we expect our ambition to remain fresh and vigorous through years of inactivity, indolence, or indifference ? If you interview the great army of failures, you will find multitudes have failed because they never got into a stimulating, encouraging environment, because their ambition was never aroused, or because ftiey were not strong enough to rally under depressing, discouraging, or vicious surroondingfi. .