Intelligence without ambition, is a bird without wings - Salvador Dali

Different people have different ambition. We aim to become doctor, teachers, lawyers, artists, dancers, singers, painters, scientists, engineers, soldiers, priests and many more. Even though you are very intelligent , even though you memorize all what is written in the books. If you are only intelligent and you have no ambition. It’s useless! Right? Ambition is the driving force that makes our intelligence actually useful. And what is this ambition means? According to dictionary, ambition is a strong desire to achieve something in life. Imagine a bird without wings? They can never flies anywhere. They will never get high. They cannot find a food so that they will survive, they will never enjoy their life. Because they stuck into a one place, wherein they can only sit there and later maybe that bird can die. Same with a man though you finish your degree, you are one of the smartest people, but you only want to sit there in your house, smoke, get drunk, hang out with your friends you will not become a successful in your life, you just simply know all the things you needed in your life while you are in the school, but sadly to say you did not apply them into your life. 

For me, there are two kinds of Man in this world: 1) A man who is intelligent but without ambition, and 2) A man who has enough knowledge but full of ambition. I will define first a man who is intelligent but without ambition. Some people can think that what kind of people are you if you know that you are very intelligent and yet you did not use it? If you are intelligent it can be one of your big points in getting your job, if you hired you will get high salary, nice house, and a super enjoy life. But then you prefer not to use your intelligent to make your life better. A man who is intelligent but without ambition is like you are boating in a concrete place, you were stagnant and look like a fool. The other man who has enough knowledge but full of ambition. Obviously, for me this kind of man is better than the first one because even though he/she only have few knowledge but he/she give her best to achieve their goal, and to have a better life in the future. Another example is that our great scientists, it is not only because of their intelligence or their mental capabilities, but it accompanied with their great aspirations and ambitions and they set a high goals that brings them very successful to their respective fields now.

If you are a person with intelligence but no ambition, instead of going up, your life will go down. You will never fulfill your purpose in your life. Our life is like battle, you need to fight. You need to win. Fight for your dreams. Achieve it. Our ambition will serve as our guiding star.  If you wish to reach the star, also reach the Moon. Dream Big! This quote “Intelligence without ambition, is a bird without wings” it has a very strong meaning. We should always put in our hearts and minds because we can use it in our journey of learning.