Ambition.
Ambition seems to be showing up quite a lot nowadays. From this quote right
here to the teachings of Hinduism to my own life. King states that a man
without ambition is not fit to live but this was not what we saw in “My Pilgrimage
to Nonviolence.” King dislikes capitalism because he claims it makes men too
focused on attaining a good life and not enjoying that life. Despite his
conflicting ideas, I too feel that ambition gets in the way of enjoying life
sometimes. Being high on ambition sometimes causes us to forget the simple elements
of life and we often miss out on the things that matter because we’re just too
bunt out. I’m not saying we should all walk around aimlessly, what I am saying
is that we should take a look around us when we are walking around. Like King,
Hinduism stresses the importance of completing one’s duty in life but in this
religion your duty is based on your caste system. In this instance where your
purpose in life is dictated in a world filled with individual freedom, would
King say that these men are worth living when they don’t necessarily live for
themselves?
- Lindsey Burton
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