白領英語晨讀經典365 146 No Great Man 偉人不在
No Great Man 偉人不在
Only great men are marked with great faults.” This quotation from “Maxims” was written by La Rochefoucauld. He states that people with nobility of their minds create many mistakes throughout their lives. This quotation is only partially correct, people do indeed have faults but it is these faults that restrict them from being great.
Everyone has two sides, one that is good and makes the person do honorable worthwhile actions and another that is evil and forces unjust conduct. Most people deny their evil side completely. They trick themselves to believe that they are great and there is no room for any evil inside them. Everyone has feelings of greed, envy, hate, and many others that inhibit them from being great.
There are no great people because society does not allow it. Our society cuts down the person who achieves or has any form of success. People cannot accept someone else being better than them because it makes them look inferior. Society is like a hammer that beats the nail (achiever) into the ground making it very difficult for it to rise. A truly great person is only an illusion in the consciousness of society. People only focus on the flaws that a person who appears to be successful aquires. They do not want to consider the other traits that led to the person’s success. With this ongoing force from society it is impossible to be great.
