"A girl with an ambition," "How much ambition in her actions," "And where does it have so much ambition? .." - such phrases can often be heard in communication between colleagues at work, acquaintances and also strangers at all. But what is ambition? And how to understand this characteristic?
There was this word on behalf of the Roman deity, which personified honor. However, in Russian it got through Polish, where it already meant exaggerated pride - pride. In Russian literature of the nineteenth century, ambition still denoted dignity and honor, but with a certain nuance of exposing. Over time, gonor began to denote directly the opposite meaning, the negative quality of the person, which is expressed in arrogance, vanity, self-esteem and increased self-esteem. We can say that today ambition is arrogance, haughtiness, arrogance, exaggerated self-esteem. However, this definition does not fully disclose the very essence of the ambition, therefore, it is necessary to consider the characteristic features that belong to a person with an ambush on points.
Signs of ambition
Today you can notice excessive arrogance in a person by the following signs:
- a man puts himself above all, he is arrogant, arrogant, self-centered, selfish;
- does not respect people, makes fun of them;
- shows indifference to the opinion of others;
- communication with "unworthy" people perceives as an insult to his dignity;
- has all his own opinion, but at the same time he expresses it without paying attention to the feelings of the surrounding people;
- even if it is not right - it rarely vanishes or never, he believes that it is beneath his dignity;
- the expression on his face shows disdain, contempt, indifference.
Where does arrogance arise?
For example, in ancient Greece believed that arrogant people become accidentally, since birth. The reason for conceit and neglect are shortcomings (for example, poverty). It turns out that he is trying to hide his complexion, putting on a mask of contempt. And most people mistakenly believe that it is peculiar to people with dignity (beauty, wealth, strength, intelligence, etc.) than with shortcomings.
However, an ambition can also be manifested when people get some knowledge and consider themselves to be the most intelligent. This behavior is often the cause of talent, skill. star disease, which often For example, often talented and well-known actors, outstanding athletes or artists suffer from stellar illness. They believe that the outstanding skills with which they were awarded by nature singled them out as favorites and give them the right to treat ordinary people with anger.
However, it should be taken into account that often surrounding people themselves develop pride in those whom fate has awarded. They covet, flatter, please such people, then they start to think that they really are better than others in some way. Also, neglect is often born through incorrect education. Parents teach their examples, behavior, communication with people, and for children, parents are always examples for imitation. Accordingly, in those cases when mom and dad behave arrogantly towards others, then almost certainly their child will become so.
What is the harmfulness and danger of haughty behavior?
A person with an ambition is unpleasant to surrounding people, he has a limited circle of friends or they do not exist at all, colleagues at work avoid him, personal life often does not go well ... And this is quite understandable, with such arrogant people not only unpleasant - they are disagreeable with them!
Excessive ambition creates obstacles to friendly communication, often it crosses out absolutely any positive qualities. That's why do not be arrogant and do not call the surrounding people so gift.