Comments on: Buying Greatness http://www.grandlarseny.com/2005/06/buying-greatness/ What's a sweatshop without a little fun? Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:22:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Daniel http://www.grandlarseny.com/2005/06/buying-greatness/comment-page-1/#comment-25 Daniel Fri, 10 Jun 2005 05:51:56 +0000 http://www.grandlarseny.com/?p=16#comment-25 While I certainly don't want to argue semantics with a linguiphile, I think I've done a poor job explaining myself. Well, either that or you're trying to trap me in my own words, and I know you wouldn't possibly be doing that. To begin, I originally wrote from my personal perspective that greatness is basically synonymous with a sense of fulfillment, which looking back on it, is probably not where anyone else is gonna be coming from. By greatness, I meant that a person may not be famous or wealthy or wise, but instead has used their life to the utmost. That is why I rephrased to put in the distinction because most people probably wouldn't see this as "greatness." Greatness in God's eyes as being the fulfillment of your purpose versus greatness in people's eyes as material superiority. Which brings us to your point here. Yeah, you can probably buy greatness in the eyes of people, but I don't think this is the greatness that counts. Nor do I think it is greatness that will fill any desire. True greatness still lies more in the way you live your life. Your wit, my friend, is ever sharp. Your argument ad absurdum has only the slightest of flaws. I didn't ever said, or at least intend to say, that God kills people once they've completed their mission in life. However, if procrastination has anything to do with immortality, rest assured that I will live at least a few millenia. While I certainly don’t want to argue semantics with a linguiphile, I think I’ve done a poor job explaining myself. Well, either that or you’re trying to trap me in my own words, and I know you wouldn’t possibly be doing that.

To begin, I originally wrote from my personal perspective that greatness is basically synonymous with a sense of fulfillment, which looking back on it, is probably not where anyone else is gonna be coming from. By greatness, I meant that a person may not be famous or wealthy or wise, but instead has used their life to the utmost. That is why I rephrased to put in the distinction because most people probably wouldn’t see this as “greatness.” Greatness in God’s eyes as being the fulfillment of your purpose versus greatness in people’s eyes as material superiority.

Which brings us to your point here. Yeah, you can probably buy greatness in the eyes of people, but I don’t think this is the greatness that counts. Nor do I think it is greatness that will fill any desire. True greatness still lies more in the way you live your life.

Your wit, my friend, is ever sharp. Your argument ad absurdum has only the slightest of flaws. I didn’t ever said, or at least intend to say, that God kills people once they’ve completed their mission in life. However, if procrastination has anything to do with immortality, rest assured that I will live at least a few millenia.

]]> By: Matt http://www.grandlarseny.com/2005/06/buying-greatness/comment-page-1/#comment-24 Matt Fri, 10 Jun 2005 05:07:21 +0000 http://www.grandlarseny.com/?p=16#comment-24 So, what we have are two separate concepts--"God's Greatness" (defined as whatever God thinks is great, which potentially includes death by sudden piano strike) and "people's greatness." Can money buy "people's greatness?" P.S. If God kills people only once they have completed their mission in life, procrastination is the surest route to immortality. So, what we have are two separate concepts–”God’s Greatness” (defined as whatever God thinks is great, which potentially includes death by sudden piano strike) and “people’s greatness.” Can money buy “people’s greatness?”

P.S. If God kills people only once they have completed their mission in life, procrastination is the surest route to immortality.

]]> By: Daniel http://www.grandlarseny.com/2005/06/buying-greatness/comment-page-1/#comment-23 Daniel Thu, 09 Jun 2005 15:15:15 +0000 http://www.grandlarseny.com/?p=16#comment-23 I see why you would say that, but I would imagine that anything God sets up for us to do is what will make us great. Greatness in God's eyes always trumps greatness in people's eyes. Glad to hear from you, Matt I see why you would say that, but I would imagine that anything God sets up for us to do is what will make us great. Greatness in God’s eyes always trumps greatness in people’s eyes.

Glad to hear from you, Matt

]]> By: Matt http://www.grandlarseny.com/2005/06/buying-greatness/comment-page-1/#comment-22 Matt Thu, 09 Jun 2005 12:10:34 +0000 http://www.grandlarseny.com/?p=16#comment-22 What if Greatness isn't in God's plan for you? What if, rather, his plan for you is to be crushed by a grand piano falling from a 7th story window? What if Greatness isn’t in God’s plan for you? What if, rather, his plan for you is to be crushed by a grand piano falling from a 7th story window?

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