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Greatness is serving your gift:
Greatness is inherent in the human spirit and is a principal motivation for all human action and decisions. Few would admit this reality, and most would deny it. Many parades their denial in a display of false humility claiming they only want to serve, when in fact their motivation for service is attention, recognition, and admiration. Meanwhile, self-serving is disguised as humility. Perhaps even the definition of greatness must be rediscovered and the traditional concept challenged,
especially in our generation.
In our materialistic world greatness is defined as fame, popularity, scholastic or economic achievement and notoriety. Though greatness may result from these definition of greatness. We can define greatness through the great people we already know such as Bill gate, Nelson Mandela, and a host of others.
Careful study of each individual will reveal that greatness was not a product of academic studies or formal education, social status or superior breeding, but surprisingly the greatness of each was related to the discovery, development, refinement, and serving of a unique gift to their fellow men.
It is good to note that not only of them desired to be great or pursued greatness as a goal, rather they were all preoccupied with pursuit of their unique gift in service to mankind. They were all possessed with an idea that would benefit humanity.
Therefore, greatness has very little to do with the pursuit of popularity, fame, recognition, or power, but rather it is the result of serving one's gift to the world.
It is also good to know that when you serve your gift to the world you become significant to humanity and people will describe you as great, greatness is significance. It comes from the value you bring to life with your gift. That is what this article is all about, because every human on earth came with an inherent gift. That makes us all potentially great, yes!
Moreover, the Creator of humankind is not against our grasp for greatness. God is against the process that people use to achieve it. Even our Lord Jesus Christ did not discourage the desire for greatness.
To be sincere, He encouraged the desire for it and showed the disciples how to achieve it. Everyone on earth desires to be great, all of us.
Likewise, we should be concerned when people do not want to be great. Anybody who doesn't desire greatness, something is wrong with that person. The only thing such person(s) need from you is attention. It is possible that someone has broken their spirit, discouraged them, or frustrated them. They have lost something. Anyone who denies they do not desire to be great is being dishonest.
So, the desire for greatness is sometimes defined or described as ambition, but this inherent desire is healthy for human development and feeds the human need for passion and pursuit.
To be continued...
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Greatness is inherent in the human spirit and is a principal motivation for all human action and decisions. Few would admit this reality, and most would deny it. Many parades their denial in a display of false humility claiming they only want to serve, when in fact their motivation for service is attention, recognition, and admiration. Meanwhile, self-serving is disguised as humility. Perhaps even the definition of greatness must be rediscovered and the traditional concept challenged,
especially in our generation.
In our materialistic world greatness is defined as fame, popularity, scholastic or economic achievement and notoriety. Though greatness may result from these definition of greatness. We can define greatness through the great people we already know such as Bill gate, Nelson Mandela, and a host of others.
Careful study of each individual will reveal that greatness was not a product of academic studies or formal education, social status or superior breeding, but surprisingly the greatness of each was related to the discovery, development, refinement, and serving of a unique gift to their fellow men.
It is good to note that not only of them desired to be great or pursued greatness as a goal, rather they were all preoccupied with pursuit of their unique gift in service to mankind. They were all possessed with an idea that would benefit humanity.
Therefore, greatness has very little to do with the pursuit of popularity, fame, recognition, or power, but rather it is the result of serving one's gift to the world.
It is also good to know that when you serve your gift to the world you become significant to humanity and people will describe you as great, greatness is significance. It comes from the value you bring to life with your gift. That is what this article is all about, because every human on earth came with an inherent gift. That makes us all potentially great, yes!
Moreover, the Creator of humankind is not against our grasp for greatness. God is against the process that people use to achieve it. Even our Lord Jesus Christ did not discourage the desire for greatness.
To be sincere, He encouraged the desire for it and showed the disciples how to achieve it. Everyone on earth desires to be great, all of us.
Now, the question is who is the greatest? It is an external argument. Everybody wants to be the greatest. You want greatness, even if you do not admit it—everyone wants greatness. Deep in the heart, everyone has a secret agenda to rise to the top. That is why we scheme, that's why we network and develop contacts, why we get an education and why we look for promotion. We all want greatness. It is not an ages quest, it is still going on.
Show me a man who desires not to be noticed, praised, acknowledged and respected and I will show you an inanimate object.
Likewise, we should be concerned when people do not want to be great. Anybody who doesn't desire greatness, something is wrong with that person. The only thing such person(s) need from you is attention. It is possible that someone has broken their spirit, discouraged them, or frustrated them. They have lost something. Anyone who denies they do not desire to be great is being dishonest.
So, the desire for greatness is sometimes defined or described as ambition, but this inherent desire is healthy for human development and feeds the human need for passion and pursuit.
To be continued...
See related posts Who great leaders really are
See also serve, the first of all
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