Reading 8

Satan says that even if he does repent and return to heaven he will just end up rebelling again because of his ambition.  Satan blames his discontent on his rank in heaven.  He says that had he been a lesser angel he would have been happy but because he was second only to  God all he could think about was how close he was to being the top dog.  This reminds me of how after the olympics, bronze medalists are on average happier than silver medalists because they can be happy about just getting a medal while the silver medalists dwell on how if they had just been a little better they would have won gold.