“No amount of
ambition is worth stepping on someone else to reach an open door.”
These words came to me recently when my heart was hurting
and breaking for someone I really cared about. Someone who was going through a
great deal of hurt due to the actions of another.
Ambition. A lot of
us have it.
We want to be bigger. Better. More. Anything than where we currently are. Sometimes our motives
stem from a good heart. Sometimes, our own pride and ambition get in the way.
People matter. I don’t think
anything is more important in this life than people. The relationships we form
are everything. And how we treat others means far more than most of us stop to
think about.
We are all human. And being human we
are going to let each other down. We will make mistakes, say the wrong, thing;
disappoint. We need to be careful,
however, when our own agenda and ambition ends up tromping over someone else’s
heart.
No “goal” is worth chewing up and spitting someone else
out along the way. No “prize” worth crushing another’s spirit. For people
matter more than attaining certain standards and images that we have set up for
ourselves.
We were put here for one another. To support and hold each other up. If only we would all be a little more cognizant of how we
affect each other when trying to reach our own dreams! If only we would “use” one another less as a stepping stone!
There will be many open doors to opportunity in our lives. Some will be on higher roads than others. Some will lead to
richer opportunities. But none of that really matters if you check your morals
and values at the door to get there.
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