Ambition

In life, men are always striving - striving for a better job with higher income, striving for excellence, and so on. We are on a quest for great achievement and happiness. Everyone wants to be somebody.

A lot of people are driven to do evil to achieve much. Maybe we are born evil beings - evil tendencies "kick in" at the right time. It is a struggle to be good (rather than evil), to always make wise choices, to resist temptation, and so on. Keep up the fight!

Songs that remind us we can easily be greedy and evil.....

I Want It All
"I want it all, the fame and the fortune and more....."

(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b5xxSRvl5VM&index=3&list=PLmYXTlZN4bBLiYNV-KrhlU0dV3NS6jpHQ)


I'm Bad By Michael Jackson
"You know I'm bad, I'm bad, you know it...."

(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sd4SJVsTulc&list=PLmYXTlZN4bBLiYNV-KrhlU0dV3NS6jpHQ&index=5)

Do not fall by the wayside

'Learn as much as possible' and 'listen to constructive criticism to improve' are just some of the advice we receive and strategies we use to do better and live a good life. Take it all in and find what works for you. Take steps to make sure you do not fall by the wayside.....

From 'Circle of Life':


From the day we arrive on the planet
And blinking, step into the Sun
There's more to be seen than can ever be seen
More to do than can ever be done

Some say eat or be eaten
Some say live and let live
But all are agreed as they join the stampede
You should never take more than you give

In the circle of life
It's the wheel of fortune
It's the leap of faith
It's the band of hope
Till we find our place
On the path unwinding
In the circle, the circle of life

Some of us fall by the wayside
And some of us soar to the stars
And some of us sail through our troubles
And some have to live with the scars
....

(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IwH9YvhPN7c&index=2&list=PLmYXTlZN4bBLiYNV-KrhlU0dV3NS6jpHQ)

After problems....success

After problems and failure, a change for the better.....she learned a lot and became a champion.

From 'Roar' by Katy Perry:

Now I'm floating like a butterfly
Stinging like a bee I earned my stripes
I went from zero, to my own hero

You held me down, but I got up (hey!)
Already brushing off the dust
You hear my voice, your hear that sound
Like thunder, gonna shake the ground
You held me down, but I got up
Get ready 'cause I've had enough
I see it all, I see it now

I got the eye of the tiger, the fire
Dancing through the fire
'Cause I am a champion, and you're gonna hear me roar
Louder, louder than a lion
'Cause I am a champion, and you're gonna hear me roar!
...

(https://youtu.be/CevxZvSJLk8?list=PLmYXTlZN4bBLiYNV-KrhlU0dV3NS6jpHQ)

Do it anyway

We usually blame others when there is failure, when there is disappointment....when things go wrong, in general. Maybe everyone (including you) expected success, but instead there is failure / a disappointing outcome. Here is an interesting question: What if you knew there was a good chance of failure or a lot of people expected failure? Would you still work on that project or pursue that goal? Would the effort be enough - you TRIED to achieve success?

This beautiful song by Martina McBride reminds us that we need to do things anyway....

Anyway

You can spend your whole life building
Something from nothin'
One storm can come and blow it all away
Build it anyway

You can chase a dream
That seems so out of reach
And you know it might not never come your way
Dream it anyway

God is great
But sometimes life ain't good
And when I pray
It doesn't always turn out like I think it should
But I do it anyway
I do it anyway

...



You can pour your soul out singing
A song you believe in
That tomorrow they'll forget you ever sang
Sing it anyway
Yeah, sing it anyway
I sing
I dream
I love
Anyway

(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6uLtyzRgmyI&list=PLmYXTlZN4bBLiYNV-KrhlU0dV3NS6jpHQ)

Blame

Do you usually blame others for your shortcomings, your mistakes, your failures, and so on? Lots of people like to play the blame game (blame somebody else) so that they are unscathed by certain events/incidents or not caught up in controversy. It is the "right kind of wrong."

I have personally witnessed/seen blame games where it feels like (or is a lot like) the individual(s) doing the blaming is selling his/her soul to the devil. Maybe it is better to take responsibility for your actions in all situations.

Here is a blame song - an old favorite of many - by Rupee:
Blame it on the music
"It is not me, oh on
Blame it on the music,,
Blame it on the band...."

(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-xMcC4xuo0&index=7&list=PLmYXTlZN4bBLiYNV-KrhlU0dV3NS6jpHQ)