Ambition; The March of Folly

Jesus preaches that “Man does not live by bread alone.” From Maslow’s five tiered hierarchy of needs to the Freudian notion of unconscious motivation, man is naturally driven by many varying desires. Physiological needs are only the most basic, and represent only one step on the pyramid. Security, love, ego and finally self-actualization are all other significant human motivations. External influences also add another factor in determining man’s motivation. Zora Neale Hurston wrote …showed first 75 words of 1502 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1502 total…Kravitz, the experience of attempting to live and succeed in the “dreams of one’s fathers” is futilely unfulfilling and meaningless. One must strive for balance between oneself and others. Both the aforementioned novels and song show that one must be more than anything an individual with distinct goals, ambitions, and dreams. It is unfortunate indeed to follow “the march of folly” and end up tangled or trapped trying to live another man’s dream.