Greatness

    In order to take place, great acts require great effort. As Newton said, “For every action there is a equal opposite and reaction.” A person can fly a shuttle into space, between the combined successes of many working together. One, single individual can have an epiphany that changes the way we look at the universe itself. Great acts that often have a positive effect toward humanity in the world are frequently viewed alone. However, more people should look at the causality, as it could be argued as being equally great. How do we apply this philosophy of causality to our own aspirations of accessible goals?
     To replicate greatness we must dissect its cause, its very foundation with the utmost scrutiny. All people attempting similar goals have their own journey to get to their realization of greatness. They borrow from one another using proven knowledge to the advantage other their ambition.  Attempting greatness without proper substructure and intent is dangerous in almost any aspect. Trying to preform surgery, fly a plane, make political movements, etc. when lacking the education and positive committed nature to their act(s) are, very literarily, dangerous and generally have little positive effect. Laterally if an aspiring individual wishes to achieve greatness he must put forth time and effort at least as equal as what is to be achieved. One is not guarantied to obtain his realization of greatness, even with a life’s worth work behind him. There are some things to great for one individual to achieve. It is, however, far better to spend a life in the pursuit of the right and/or best way to accomplish something then to attempt prematurely and fail.
    World changing events are caused by great acts, and failures harm, or at best do a disservice to the people of the act’s intent. There are many people with all the heart, passion, and desire to effect the world for good but lack the basis to work from. These people slow the work of those in the proper place, as these people misunderstand, misinform, and create a disingenuous look of the movement and environment they stand for. Dictator-like leaders have achieved greatness, however their “acts of greatness” with improper intent have harmed society. Einstein kept coming to the conclusion that we are in a ever expanding universe, which he rejected based on personal belief. He worked and studied to try to disprove this and never accepted it, if I remember correctly. We now accept that idea as scientific fact. If one was even to succeeded, but only partially, it leaves more work to be done, laying the foundation of greatness. The necessity solid grounding, this causality, is why we must examine every prerequisite must be met and every facet of the entire cause must be inspected, and we must apply our selves fully in each aspect in order to truly be great.