“The first key to greatness is to be in reality what we appear to be.” – Socrates
This is the cruelty for all of us who like to talk idealistic talk, about the
world and about ourselves. It is so easy to be fooled into thinking
what we present, what we say, about ourselves is the reality. But that
isn’t always case. It takes two things that aren’t always easy to do.
One, I have to be honest, perceptive and realistic about myself.
Two, I have to be willing to let others see that real person.
The question is, what if that real person isn’t all that nice, or talented,
or great? What if I am filled with pettiness, am shallow, am
mediocre? What then? Then you are free. You are free to start where
you are, with who you are and go forward. You can’t go from the shallow
end to the deep end if you don’t even know you are in the shallow
end in the first place.
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