“The way people generally live today, have no self. They live within others. In what act or thought of his has there ever been a self? What was his aim in life?
Greatness – in other people’s eyes. Fame, admiration, envy – all that which comes from others. Others dictated his convictions, which he did not hold, but he was satisfied that others believed he held them. Others were his motive power and his prime concern. He didn’t want to be great, but to be though great. He didn’t want to build, but to be admired as a builder. He borrowed from others in order to make an impression on others. There’s your actual selflessness. It is his ego he has betrayed and given up. But everybody calls him selfish.”
Ayn Rand - Fountainhead
3 comments:
great excerpt =)
skimmed through your blog...there's a certain truth to your words that touches the heart-even when your writing style falters and shakes, the truth there remains steady. And I can't tell you HOW appreciative I am of the way you view women. That's rare. Besides all that-loved your work =)
So, you started reading fountainhead? :)
you don't have to be anonymous to ask me anything..
Anyways, No is the answer.
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