Intelligence without ambition is like bird without wings

Intelligence without ambition is like bird without wings

I’m here to voice my opinion about the famous Quote of

A Spanish painter Salvador Dalí, that is “intelligence without ambition is like bird without wings”. Respected president ,the creative mind of the painter has beautifully  used a very apt Metaphor by comparing intelligence with bird and ambition with wings, to make us understand how futile is the use of language without  any ambitious course.

                                                First of all ,let us understand what Ambition actually means. Ambition is a strong desire to achieve something in life. It is a strong will-power and determination which can carry a person forward against all obstacles. Ambition is the first building block of success, a life goal developed through life to better one’s position in society. As Bill Bradley says and I quote,

“Ambition is the path to success. Persistence is the vehicle you arrive in.”(De quote)

                                    A person without any ambition is like a boat without rudder. There’s no way he can reach the shore in spite of all his efforts and capabilities as he lacks the driving force needed to get him to his destiny. Different people have different ambitions. Some aim to become teachers, soldiers, artists, politicians, doctors, engineers etc. Some try to amass wealth and some run after the name and fame. There are others who aim to serve humanity. Whatever the ambition they hold, it makes them independent of circumstances. They move ahead facing all the odds and difficulties that hinder their progress. Obstacles in the way will not lead them astray.

                                                Aspiring for great things in life is human tendency. The youth of today wants to scale the greater heights of success, if we dream for the stars, we will at least reach the moon. The greatest genius of the world can do nothing without that aspiration and will become as helpless and worthless as a bird whose wings have been cut down to cease his ability to soar in the sky as Marcus Aurelius quotes,

“A man's worth is no greater than the worth of his ambitions”

                                                If there would have been no ambition then you would not have heard the names of Newton ,Einstein, Madam Curie, Dr.Abdul salam and Dr. Abdul Qadeer Khan. All these great scientists of their era enjoyed the heights of success in their respective fields not only owing to their massive knowledge, and mental capabilities but mainly owing to their  great aspirations and high goals which they’d set for themselves. Their strenuous efforts had been lead to their goals by their ambitious minds; otherwise purposeless efforts would have never been resulted in productivity.The same ambitious set of mind instilled the spirit of success in all great people, be they are scientists, revolutionists, artists or players as,

“Ambition is enthusiasm with a purpose”.

                                    Why should we go far, just take a look on the seamless efforts of the Father of the Pakistani Nation Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah, his undoubted genius was when coupled with his strong desire to get the Muslims of India, their separate homeland, all the world was astounded to see the miracle of emergence of Pakistan on the map of the world within a short period of time. He proved the words of Thomas Jafferson true, that

“Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal;”

                                                There are many people in this world , specially the youth of underdeveloped countries ,whose IQ level is better than many known achievers of the society ,but they are nobody in the eyes of the society just because they lack right direction to channelize their intelligence and energy . they are actually aimless without any particular ambition to achieve and so their all talents are being wasted as  they exists like birds without wings  , who can never fly anywhere. One's motive is one's aim in life and a noble aim is the essence of life.

                                                To sum up I would like to say that I’m in full consent with the quotation “ intelligence without ambition is like bird without wings” and I believes that Ambition is the guiding force which can make a man “Master of his own Destiny” .