greatness
on the pursuit of a calling, destiny, being a conduit for something bigger than yourself
greatness
When I watch a Miyazaki film I can’t help but think about his attunement to the world, the presence it requires to transmute the real world into a fantastical one. That’s the interesting contradiction of writers and artists, I suppose: alienation is a necessity, but so is participation. The point of getting better is to be more in the world.
15 years of Nike x Nadal campaigns 🧵
Greatness, It Only Takes Everything (Nadal's retirement, 2024) https://t.co/BvMaTvWlC9
The appropriate amount of effort is zero
expandingawareness.org
Greatness is a transitory experience. It is never consistent. It depends in part upon the myth-making imagination of humankind. The person who experiences greatness must have a feeling for the myth he is in. He must reflect what is projected upon him. And he must have a strong sense of the sardonic. This is what uncouples him from belief in his own
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