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Please enjoy this edition of The Wonder Weekly.<span> <\/span>Tell your friends about it and any personal responses to what you read are appreciated.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span style=\"font-size: larger;\"><span class=\"title\" style=\"font-size: 30px;font-weight: bold;color: #000000;font-family: Helvetica;line-height: 90%;margin: 20px 0 5px 0;\"> <span class=\"subTitle\" style=\"font-size: 20px;font-weight: bold;color: #000000;font-style: normal;font-family: Helvetica;margin: 25px 0 0 0;\">Undying Ambition<\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\tDesire burns in me to do something. I cherish a burning ambition to stretch my abilities and talents. I yearn to make a mark on the world. What will suit to fulfill this dream?<\/p>\n<p>\t<em>…If I had the gift of being able to speak… <\/em><\/p>\n<p>\tPerhaps I could stand before the multitudes, to inspire and motivate them. Crowds would be transformed by my words. 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Please enjoy this edition of The Wonder Weekly.<span> <\/span>Tell your friends about it and any personal responses to what you read are appreciated.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span style=\"font-size: larger;\"><span class=\"title\" style=\"font-size: 30px;font-weight: bold;color: #000000;font-family: Helvetica;line-height: 90%;margin: 20px 0 5px 0;\"> <span class=\"subTitle\" style=\"font-size: 20px;font-weight: bold;color: #000000;font-style: normal;font-family: Helvetica;margin: 25px 0 0 0;\">Undying Ambition<\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\tDesire burns in me to do something. I cherish a burning ambition to stretch my abilities and talents. I yearn to make a mark on the world. What will suit to fulfill this dream?<\/p>\n<p>\t<em>…If I had the gift of being able to speak… <\/em><\/p>\n<p>\tPerhaps I could stand before the multitudes, to inspire and motivate them. Crowds would be transformed by my words. What great things would come from this!<\/p>\n<p>\t<em>…If I understood all mysteries—knew everything about everything… <\/em><\/p>\n<p>\tMaybe I could be a genius and make discoveries. I would connect separate information and ideas previously misunderstood. I could find the golden chain that connects and illuminates. I would discover something to change the world. That would be a worthy use for my talent. That would be proper fuel for my ambition.<\/p>\n<p>\t<em>..If …I could speak to a mountain and make it move… <\/em><\/p>\n<p>\tSo much needs to be accomplished! What if I could be the type of person to execute great deeds? Everywhere I turn some cause or problem is begging to be solved. “Poverty” “Hunger!” “Injustice!” What if I could throw all my strength into tackling and finally solving these horrible blights on humanity? Someone needs to. I could assure my legacy, my place in history, by accomplishing some great deed.<\/p>\n<p>\t<em>…If I gave everything I have to poor people… <\/em><\/p>\n<p>\tThen again, there may be no way to get the cooperation it would take. Possibly I should exercise solo greatness. I could perform a grand gesture—be the example for all others to point to. Personal sacrifice!<\/p>\n<p>\t<em>…if I were burned alive… <\/em><\/p>\n<p>\tMartyrdom is the ultimate sacrifice. The burning ambition in my breast flares up then quails in response to the thought. It is a final choice. There could be no taking it back. But there would also be no doubt. If I chose to be a martyr I would assure the story told about me. No one could deny the my unimpeachable greatness.<\/p>\n<p>\t<em>…I would still be worth nothing at all without love… <\/em><\/p>\n<p>\tWHAT!? Inconceivable! Love? Love is nothing! Love is too easy. Children that can’t speak can give love. Puppies and kittens can give love. I am special. 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