Ambition

Greetings everyone. I'm back from Bangladesh. I had the time of my life there, and I REALLY did not want to leave. But I'm home now. I wrote a little about Bangladesh in the post below this, but it's not a description of the wonderful time I had there. It's something a little different, since this is a school blog. I hope you read it sometime, if you haven't already.

Well, it's back to school.
Today's blog topic is not on me, as most of them are (not all).

How can ambition influence ethics?

Having ambition means having a strong desire and determination to achieve something. Everyone needs ambition in their life. Without it, their life has little to no purpose. We all need a dream, and we all need to have the will to pursue that dream and make it come true. With that being said, ambition sounds like a great thing.

But when it comes to pretty much anything, too much and too less of something is never a good thing. If someone is too ambitious, that determination might turn into an obsession. This obsession could possibly lead to making wrong decisions due to the person becoming blinded by too much ambition. His/her mind will be so wrapped up in achieving a certain goal that he/she might lose sight of what's right and what's wrong.

I don't know why, but the first example of this that comes to my mind is genetic engineering. Scientists are altering the genetic makeup of people, plants, and animals in an attempt to one day reach perfect DNA. This is their ultimate wish, their ambition, their drive - to make a flawless organism. Is this a good wish? Well, that's your opinion. Some people think that it is wrong to alter an organism's genetic makeup, especially a human. They believe we should leave it all up to God's will, and we shouldn't fiddle with that fate. But some people also believe that if we have the technology and ability to improve the chances of a healthy child being born, then why not?

The problem with that is, people will start to misuse that power. I learned about this in school last year. Some people will be like, since they're on the topic, why not also change the appearance of their future child? They'll make them the perfect little kid, such as improving intelligence, fixing beauty flaws, etc. This is when people start getting carried away. The original ambition of scientists to genetically modify DNA for a good purpose could escalate into a sticky situation of making a person seem unnatural.

So, basically, have too much ambition could possibly lead someone down the wrong path. It's important to dream big, but you must always stay within your ethical limits.