Hello People.
I just discovered how to measure Greatness. I've known this for some time but the truth hadn't sunk in till now.
Ok, this is my thesis:
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| Greatness of a person can be measured by how well he/she handles small tasks. |
How many of you agree with me? I would say the greatness of a person is measured by the compasion/love they show to others.
The greatest people are those who spend their lives working to help others, particularly those who have dedicated their lives to charitable work. Putting the needs of others before there own.
I would disagree............on the grounds that the task is undefined, a small task to one person is a large task to another and is subjective,
I would say your greatness is defined by your peers , because they can see that you have become more than the sum of your parts regardless of whether it is strived for or thrust onto you.
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Kill one man, you're a murderer.
Kill many, you're a conquerer.
Kill them all, you're a God. |
I ain't say'n, I'm just say'n..I partially agree with you- I think greatness can be measured in humble acts, which is what you are alluding too, but I also think that if those acts are not done in love and compassion (similar to what woundedhealer was saying) that they are less 'great'.
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I would say your greatness is defined by your peers , because they can see that you have become more than the sum of your parts regardless of whether it is strived for or thrust onto you.
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What one group of people would regard as greatness, another wouldn't, so a person may only be considered great to a few people.
If a person had achieved something which would make them appear great, if nobody were to know about it, would they still be great? | Quote: |
| [The g]reatness of a person can be measured by how well he/she handles small tasks. |
I disagree. I believe that the concept of "greatness" is far too subjective to be pinned down by such a specific statement. Many of the people we believe to be "greatest" are known only for their handling of monumentally large tasks: military victories, scientific discoveries, humanitarian movements, etc. etc.
I do not mean to assert that greatness is necessarily related to large tasks instead of small ones, but rather that "greatness" as a concept is perhaps more broad than your thesis suggests. | woundedhealer wrote: |
| tumbleweed wrote: | I would say your greatness is defined by your peers , because they can see that you have become more than the sum of your parts regardless of whether it is strived for or thrust onto you.
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What one group of people would regard as greatness, another wouldn't, so a person may only be considered great to a few people.
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I think thats what I said....
.....when enough people (peers can be people to) think your great for whatever reason, then you are
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| If a person had achieved something which would make them appear great, if nobody were to know about it, would they still be great? |
Only if they were egotistical enough to think they were. | Quote: |
| I do not mean to assert that greatness is necessarily related to large tasks instead of small ones, but rather that "greatness" as a concept is perhaps more broad than your thesis suggests. |
I now realize that my original statement might have been over-simplified. Before we go on to measure greatness, we should define greatness.
To rephrase my statement. I had a few considerations in mind.
For want of a better word, I assumed that greatness of a person is the efficiency with which he/she executes a great task in any field of human endeavour.
All great tasks will be composed of simpler, smaller tasks.
You can't always say from the end results how well the task was performed. And you can't always judge the performer based on the end result too.
Hence,
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| Greatness of a person can be measured by how well he/she handles small tasks. |
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| If a person had achieved something which would make them appear great, if nobody were to know about it, would they still be great? |
Only if they were egotistical enough to think they were.[/quote]
Good Point 
Why didn't I think of that.
