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Question 21: "I have a lot of ambition, so I'm striving to get ahead all the time. I work late and often on the weekends. My family has to pay a price for this. Am I being stupid?"

Kiro:

Some ambition will serve you,
but too much can undermine you.

When you are too ambitious,
you create two great dangers.

One is that you will become exhausted,
so quality of effort will decline.

Another is that, by being too extreme,
you will create opposition in others.

To avoid exhaustion and opposition,
balance your ambition with restraint.

As you strive,
think "walk" not "run."

"Walk" will give you time to rest and reflect.
"Run" will make you too competitive, careless, and foolish.

When you have ambition reined in,
it will serve you and others will respect you.

In balance, everything you want will come to you
with less pushing and more fulfillment.

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