Passion and Ambition
Greed is like a spider web in the heart of a man. In the beginning, while it is a foreign visitor, it gradually becomes a guest and eventually becomes the master of the house.
The Talmud
Half of the accomplishment is believing and where there is no passion, belief is interrogative open, temporary wind. Success is the work of enthusiasts. Anyone who does business without passion cannot go beyond the standard. At the same time, greed born of uncontrolled passion is bad. Passion becomes an anchor rather than a tool. Balance is a process and requires continuity. So, we have to be careful about passion and ambition.
The conquest of man is the greatest of victories.
Plato
Sometimes our passions may dominate us, even we want to keep it control. More of that turns into addiction. But instantaneous weakness doesn't mean that we will always be defeated. A good cavalryman will not put his reins on when he can not stop, he attracts more strongly. It's like this in life. We're on a horse's back. We can fall, we can accelerate and win the race. This is in our hands. If we are too fast or too slow, it hurts us. Life doesn't care about our hurt. We must protect ourselves and take precautions.
Try to be the master of ambition, laziness, lust and anger.
Buddhist Wisdom Book
Emotions have a structure that can be improved, a kind of invisible helmet. A person who can strengthen and harden he/she can control his/her own desires and shape his/her own passions. I love Buddhist Mysticism and Islamic Sufism in this regard. It aims to control desires. A person who is free from desire can better focus on the work he is passionate about and dedicate himself to it. Commitment is the first requirement of success. Think big but start small.
Philosophy is described by many as an unnecessary effort. But, feeding on philosophy allows us to learn a lot of new perspectives on which we can apply our life. If your way of thinking always changing and evolving, you can be in front of the opponent. I guess that's why philosophy will always be a part of humanity. Because we will continue to think to exist...
