Unknown Artist:
The battle at Issus in 333 BC: Alexander the Great of Macedonia is chasing the fleeing Darius III. Coloured etching.
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"Nobody, other than a dwindling cadre of his truest believers and a whole bunch of clueless billionaires, will ever believe another word he says."

Alexander did not chase his greatness. His greatness chased him and ultimately caught up. His conquerings began with little greatness, for he had not yet proven anything beyond perhaps his audacity. Slowly, he came to conquer territory, eventually enough for his greatness to finally catch up with him. ChasingGreatness represents perhaps one of the greatest misunderstandings in this world. From the naive perspective that any beginning offers, it seems desired greatness simply must be chased, as if that were the right and proper process by which greatness had always been achieved. But speak to those who have managed to achieve greatness, if that’s even the proper description of the possession process, and they might disclose a surprisingly different experience, one where greatness eventually cornered and insisted upon inhabiting them. No chasing ever actually required.

They might also disclose their experience with chasing, how they invested much passion, treasure, and youth, only to produce disappointment and frustration.

Tags: #Comeuppance, #PureSchmaltz