Greetings from the Dark

[Immortalis Vigil]

I do resonate with what you say other than perceiving ambition as a tiresome concept to myself.

I find my ambition tiresome when it results in self-aggrandizement, envy, and competition. I've found ambition to be of a neutral moral quality. Ambition does not make us self-serving or selfless, it is merely a drive to act. Ambition only gains moral character once it is lashed to one's will. The will can direct ambition towards STO or STS, depending on the person's intentions and paradigm. As far as the world can see, I'm still the ambitious young man I once was, engaged in the same kinds of activity as before. I'm still a political animal, but I've exchanged idealism for the cold pragmatism I once wore like armor. I no longer believe in winning at any cost, and value what is just over what is expedient. My desire for power has been replaced with a desire to serve, and I don't think that is something I will grow tired of any time soon.