15 Ambition

“We dream of the perfect wave, the perfect job, the perfect house, the perfect love, and when we get there, we dream of something else, and the journey goes on.” -Rob Machado

Its human nature to strive for greatness, to reach for the stars, and that gives us drive; it gives us purpose. Once we have achieved our goal, it leaves us empty, without a purpose, so we search to find something new to obtain, something new to drive us. The quote above helps to describe the phenomenon that is ambition, as it shows how, even with the perfect job, the perfect house, even the perfect love, we still dream of other things, of ways to make ourselves happier. This quest to obtain new dreams isn’t a bad thing, as these new dreams help us to get out of bed in the morning.

Ever since I was a little kid, I’ve always dreamt of playing baseball at the highest level I possibly could. As I’ve gotten older, and as I’ve started to play at higher levels, I still dream of moving higher. I always expected that playing at higher levels would make me feel content with myself, but ever move up I make, the more I want to move up. I’ve never felt content with moving up, as every move I make brings me closer and closer to my dream. Playing at the level that I do now, I know that a younger me would be more than happy to play here, but I still want more. I never thought I would have gotten this far, yet I still want more, and as I move up, my goal does as well. I started off just wanting to play baseball, and have moved through hoping to play in high school to college, to playing in the professional league. This drive for success is my reason for getting out of bed every day, it’s my reason for pushing myself as much as I can, to strive for greatness. Until I reach my final goal, I will keep searching for that perfect wave.