I believe several will remember this clip, not only from the HBO show, but from YouTube or other sources of media...like this one. I'm reposting because it gave me pause.
There are a lot of options out there, maybe that's the answer, free thought and expression. But that's not a claim to fame, even unique today. I read a lot of the original comments, people seem to be looking for a fight, looking to identify drama. Worse, looking to make it about them somehow.
My opinion. Greatness is a belief that you, the individual, can accomplish what you want in life for you, for others. But, believing doesn't make reality alone. Work, study, discussion, listening, acknowledging that another's opinion is just that, an opinion (educated or not). We don't have to take words and turn them into drama, into action resulting in violence. Hate.
I believe "greatness" begins with a choice and that choice maybe different for many. Just having the choice is a start, but not the end,...not even the journey. We are too far ahead of ourselves and believe we deserve what we didn't work for..., not all, but enough.
Life is a challenge, and that challenge begins at childhood, even though most of us never realized it. Most of us just woke up one day and knew we were now an adult. Steps were missed, opportunities. My opinion is that greatness is awareness. With awareness comes choice. Comes strength to stand behind and hold one's ground. But these choices, these realizations do not give another permission to claim superiority.
I believe in time. Time is the great equalizer. With time the lowest level employee can become CEO. With time the cure for a life ruining disease can be cured. With time we can answer life's most difficult questions, help others understand these answers. But it goes both ways. With time we can start a war. We can create a genocide. With time we can grow hate.
Being great starts with the individual. The individual then has to own the immense responsibility, whether they know it or not.
We can be the greatest country again, but only time will tell. Opinion.
Do you agree with this? #america
This is a clip taken from the premiere episode of the American television drama series "The Newsroom," which was created and principally written by Aaron Sorkin. It premiered on HBO on June 24, 2012.
The clip features Jeff Daniels answering the question, "Can you say why America is the greatest country in the world?" with a very thought provoking answer.
#video #patriotism #hbo
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