What is greatness?
In the immortal words of Shakespeare "some people are born great some achieve greatness and others have greatness thrust upon them" We are often told that nothing great comes easily. But is that true? Some people have a higher affinity for greatness. They are born on a higher spiritual plateau. Yes they must achieve greatness on their own level.. But they do have it easier. They don't have the distractions. They don't have the temptations. Some have never been exposed to the tantalizing treats that float right in front of most of us. The question is what is greatness? Is there a global standard or is it more personal? There are certain standards that we maintain for someone to be considered a "גדול״ " among the Jewish people. But those standards don't withstand the test of time. Every generation is different. The gedolim we have now pale on comparison on an objective scale to those 100 years ago. Yet, for us they are great. We are obliga