Is it talent? One gets talent from nature, so what is one's greatness in that?
Now everybody has got talent. It's just that in some, it gets nourished and flourishes, while in some unfortunate, it gets suppressed and hence, sort of dies away. But if one's talent has been nourished properly, the credit should go to his guardian. Then what is one's greatness in that?
Then I thought of all the great people we know of... Why do we call them great? There must be something common in them which may define there greatness...
Then I realised that indeed there was one thing common in them: They worked and their purpose of work was a good one... and that may be what made them great...
They used their talent and for a good purpose...
Having talent is not in our capacity... Nourishing it is not in our capacity... but choosing what to do with whatever we have got and actually doing it is definitely in our capacity... What makes us great is how we utilise that capacity...
In the epic Mahabharat, there were many skilled archers... Arjun, Bhishm, Karna, Dronacharya, Ashwathama... but Arjun is called a greatest of them because it was him, who put his talent to the right purpose...
Now Mahabharata may be just a story, but why would that mean it cannot be a good example...
