What do you believe about greatness? Do you hear the call to greatness or do you believe it is reserved for a select special few?<\/p>\n
History shows that if your goal is to be seen as great, you might become famous, but you are not likely to be remembered as great \u2013 to be someone who made the world a better place. Driven by personal ego, these people don\u2019t understand that greatness is not for you<\/span><\/strong> \u2013 it\u2019s not for your benefit. Greatness lies in being of service to others, participating in creating a better world, and calling others to greatness.<\/p>\n The secret to greatness lies in the small actions we each take every day. Each of us is capable of achieving greatness through our everyday actions. Most of the good in the world is built on the accumulated efforts of ordinary people doing small things in a great ways.<\/p>\n A Story About Greatness<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n One evening on the walk home, the aide asked Mr. Lincoln his appraisal of that night\u2019s sermon.<\/p>\n The president thoughtfully replied, \u201cThe content was excellent; he delivered with elegance; he obviously put work into the message.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThen you thought it was an excellent sermon?\u201d questioned the aide.<\/p>\n \u201cNo,\u201d Lincoln answered.<\/p>\n \u201cBut you said that the content was excellent and it was delivered with eloquence,\u201d the aide pressed.<\/p>\n \u201cThat\u2019s true,\u201d Lincoln said,\u00a0\u201cBut Dr. Gurley forgot the most important ingredient. He forgot to ask us to do something great.\u201d<\/p>\n Quotes from Great People About Greatness<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n \u201cEveryone has the power for greatness \u2014 not for fame, but greatness, because greatness is determined by service.\u201d ~ Martin Luther King<\/em> Jr.<\/p>\n \u201cNever underestimate the power of dreams and the influence of the human spirit. We are all the same in this notion: The potential for greatness lives within each of us.\u201d ~ Wilma Rudolph<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cThe starting place for your greatness is desire. The desire to succeed, to serve others, to keep on going no matter what.\u201d ~ Assegid Habtewold<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cJust do what must be done. This may not be happiness, but it is greatness.\u201d ~ George Bernard Shaw<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cYou treat people with greatness and greatness will come back to you.\u201d ~ Afrika Bambaataa<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cYou can only become great at that thing you\u2019re willing to sacrifice for.\u201d ~ Maya Angelou<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cThe price of greatness is responsibility.\u201d ~ Winston Churchill<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cUse your life to serve the world, and you will find that it also serves you,\u201d\u00a0~ Oprah Winfrey<\/em><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n![\"Greatness](\"https:\/\/seapointcenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Lincoln-Greatness-e1611028326334.jpg\")
It is said that president Abraham Lincoln often slipped out of the White House on Wednesday evenings to listen to the sermons of his friend Reverend Phineas Gurley of the New York Avenue Presbyterian Church.<\/p>\nPhoto Credit: George Peter Alexander Healy, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons<\/a><\/h6>\n
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