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Ambition, virtue or curse?

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Post by beenhere10years » Tue, 04 Oct 2005 4:31 pm

sapphire wrote:Bitch is one word which always stumps me. Not when I use it, but when people call me one. Aargh, now there's nothing esoteric about that word, is there? :P
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Post by sapphire » Tue, 04 Oct 2005 5:58 pm

Are you missing Vaucluse? That's him, Obtuse Vaucluse. :wink:
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Post by sundaymorningstaple » Tue, 04 Oct 2005 11:49 pm

Actually, the answer is easy if you will be just honest with yourselves.

Ask yourself, will I be "complete" when I have obtained my ambition? If the answer is no, then it is a curse. Is your ambition for yourself or for your peers and parents? If you can honestly say it's for yourself great. Most, however, are subconsciously doing it for other peoples value systems as a way of gaining acceptance or accolades.

ksl comes closest to understanding where I am coming from and frankly I believe we both share a number of traits in that respect. Don't know if that's good or bad! :mrgreen:
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Post by Wind In My Hair » Wed, 05 Oct 2005 11:20 am

sundaymorningstaple wrote:ksl comes closest to understanding where I am coming from
and here i am thinking you are coming from serangoon... :lol:

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Post by sundaymorningstaple » Wed, 05 Oct 2005 10:52 pm

Wind In My Hair wrote:
sundaymorningstaple wrote:ksl comes closest to understanding where I am coming from
and here i am thinking you are coming from serangoon... :lol:
:tongue: :wink:
SOME PEOPLE TRY TO TURN BACK THEIR ODOMETERS. NOT ME. I WANT PEOPLE TO KNOW WHY I LOOK THIS WAY. I'VE TRAVELED A LONG WAY, AND SOME OF THE ROADS WEREN'T PAVED. ~ Will Rogers

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