I love Seth’s concept of “elements of greatness”. All too often we associate greatness with wealth and associated power/fame. These are all aspects of “Social Darwinism” … i.e. the belief that some how being rich, powerful and/or famous means that your opinion matters.
I think the best way to see real greatness is to look in a child's eyes!
“… each person alive contains an element of greatness; and more, a desire to fulfill those inner abilities.
“I am not speaking of greatness in terms of fame, or in terms of usually understood artistic or intellectual abilities alone, but also of people whose lives have the capacity for great emotional content. I am speaking also of other natural abilities – that of dream communication, the conscious utilization of dreams and creativity in daily life. There are dimensions of human sentiment and psychological experience, that remain latent simply because you focus your attention so closely within the idea of “the norm”. Any unofficial experience must then remain bizarre, eccentric, outside of your main concerns, and ignored by your sciences.”
(The Individual and the Nature of Mass Events, Session 866)
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