‘Jump At de Sun’…By Killing Your KingMACBETH

“Mama exhorted her children at every opportunity to ‘jump at de sun’. We might not land on the sun, but at least we could get off the ground.”
Zora Neale Hurston (1891-1960) US Novelist

Since the moment they are born till the day they set off on their own, human beings are taught to “think big”. Be it parents pushing their six-month old to walk or teachers encouraging their students to apply to university, humans are constantly fed with idea of being successful, which usually in turn leads to riches and fame. And wanting to achieve fame and fortune is a normal part of human nature. It is fuelled by the ambition found in every single person, which develops naturally and is only sped along by encouragement from those around us. Ambition is a great quality which can lead to amazing things; however, many times it results in corrupting one’s state of mind. After all, humans are known to be vicious creatures that lunge at all opportunities they get to advance in lif...