Is greatness achieved by chance? Is there anything that isn’t decided by some form of chance? Is wisdom the trade-off for intelligence? What is it about me specifically that differs so much from great men? There must be a formula, an explanation for exactly why great men are great men. I have looked in many corners for these answers, into sleep, into history, into nutrition, into routine, into biology and body chemistry in general, I have looked for it in other people, I have looked for it in nature, and I have looked for it in nurture. But I have found nothing. Perhaps it is in the way in which I have been taught to learn, for surely my thus-far method was taught to me, surely the first thing I learned was how to learn? Or is it entirely determined by my organic brain; do I learn only the way my brain learns? Do I trust that my brain knows how best to teach itself? Do I leave it be, or do I try to better my brain by finding a new method of learning that is more effective than the current method? Greatness, perhaps is above our possible comprehension, since we hold intrinsic value in it. Why do we pursue it, what is so great about greatness?
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