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To think that to be great is to have no flaws is a folly.

For one that thinks that being great requires you to have no flaws, is no great man, as it is essential to be flawed for one to be great.
Acceptance makes you great.
A great man is very well acquainted with his flaws, and understands that others are flawed too.

A man pretending to be great is pretending to have no flaws.
Well, for them greatness lies in that, but little do they know, that there is no greater killer of the truth, than pretence.
These men aren't great because great men stand for the truth, no matter what string pulls them back. And with truth out of the picture, greatness remains nothing but a farce.

A great man is one with virtues as strong as his opinions, and ideals as just as his calls.

But, does that mean every great man is a hero?

No.
For, great men aren't bound with their strings of extremist righteousness.
Heroes can be great men, but not every hero is a great man.

So to ask me, I'd rather be much more than just a hero. A great man, a king perhaps.
Or even better, a queen. As humanity knows, a king is defenceless without his queen, even in the game of chess.

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  1. Very well written!

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  2. I like it. I would be quoting you in one of the posts. Great mean are acquainted with their flaws.
    They accept their flaws so well that even the world begins to accept that. Greatness lies in what you truly are, even after the presence of those flaws.
    -Ashu

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