! at David Whyte's "Ambition" facebook.com/photo.php?fbid
"Ambition ultimately withers all secrets in its glare before those secrets have had time to come to life from within and then thwarts the generosity and maturity that ripens the discourse of a lifetime’s dedication to a work"
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Somehow I agree with both of you! I guess the trouble is really that his claims need qualification. I think he's gesturing at a clinging, grasping sort of ambition, which seems to suffocate… but you're right that the solution is certainly not sloth! More joyful responsiveness…
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I’m not sure what exactly “secrets” mean in his context, maybe we are both right

