oh and hmm...heres an idea that just popped into my head...what if becoming less easily satisfied as a result of " greatness" is just a way to condition us to find some form of " true love"...
..its not just the puritans. the separatists, the loyalists..everyone in american at this time was pretty much similar as far as greatness..perhaps those who were great were no different, like the preachers..they were respected, etc ...and when transcendentalism began to take hold of america, greatness manifested itself in new ways..eccentric ways. So yes, you're correct..perhaps it was not that greatness was created, rather, it was shown differently, which prompted emerson.
i'm not even positive exactly where i stand on this...which is why it's fun to discuss....<--------yeeah..we're sort of just spewing opinions...i'm not sure where i stand either lol
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less easily satisfied...more difficult to satisfy....
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...whoops.
scratch that.
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i'm not even positive exactly where i stand on this...which is why it's fun to discuss....<--------yeeah..we're sort of just spewing opinions...i'm not sure where i stand either lol ( ... )
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true love IS greatness.
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"as far as only fools choosing GREATNESS over LOVE"...
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"...love over greatness."
lol..i wonder how many times we've used the word 'greatness'...
...is that even a word?
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