Greatness

A defining mark of great individuals is that they are in themselves a force and a time. A force because their actions oscillate through their own environment and the environment of those proximal to them; a time because their force imprints on reality for an enduring period. But greatness is not exclusive to those who history remembers. Each person, known and unknown, has greatness in them, for they too are a force and a time. In their own lives they are capable of sending ripples through their microcosm and leaving upon their personal histories a mark of significance. It is only a question of whether this greatness is harnessed.