How Great Men Defeated
August 27th 2008 00:20
Alexander the Great
"A bathtub is enough for Diogenes, but the world is too small for Alexander"
This is the question of contentment. Asking too much is a human weakness. When Alexander learned that there was no place for him to conquer (because he had it already) he cried. That's the first time the couple of tears washed his face. He thought the world was too small. But for Diogenes a bathtub is enough for two.
Anakin, in George Lucas movie the Star Wars, was once a good boy and polite. He was full of ambitions and he worked it out. But time came when his wife the queen was facing death, he wanted more. He exchanged his principle from being a Jedi to Darth Vader the apprentice of the Sith Lord in order for his wife to live. Fear of losing led him to the dark side of the force. He did not accept death as a natural disaster. He wanted more. He loses a lot.
Great men have great fear. When they have power they don't want it to forgo. They live and die for it. But why? Because of ego. They are afraid that someone will become greater than them. Ego can be used as flame to become successful in life. But in some instance, if you don't know how to use it into in a positive way, it will destroy you. It is the greatest enemy of man inside him. Just like fear.
Asking too much is undesirable. Even the whole world is yours, still you will not be contented. That's the time you loose.
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