Make America Great Again! Heard that one a lot lately? Everything is supposed to be great! Be great at your job! Do great in school! Have a great day! This blog is great! We strive for greatness.
And sometimes great is not even enough. We want to be the greatest! The greatest parent who ever lived. The greatest singer or actress or teacher. Have a debate over who is the greatest basketball player of all time and you'll get into a heated argument with some. Being the greatest is a big deal. We even have an acronym for it - G.O.A.T.
But, what if being the greatest isn't a great goal? What if trying to be the greatest really leads us to a life of comparison and never being satisfied? What if we would actually be more content and fulfilled coming in second, or third, or last?
What if the greatest amongst us are really the least? What if we strived to put others in front of ourselves? What if our main goal was to be to make everyone else the greatest - never looking for the accolades or praise?
I have a feeling that it would release a lot of pressure, and we could concentrate on a whole lot more healthier things.
Maybe we could actually rejoice when someone else does something great. Maybe we could eliminate worrying over "where we stand." Maybe we could even love all people - no matter who they are.
I guess what I'm trying to say is this - Want a better life? Become a servant.
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