Greatness
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"This list... is an absolute good. The list is life. All around its margins lies the gulf."-Itzhak Stern
This quote is taken from the movie Schindler's List. It is one of my favorite movies and definitely one of the most moving films I have ever seen.
Throughout the movie, it is apparent that Oskar Schindler is living a degraded life filled with greed, lust, and other debaucerous activities. It is amazing how his life starts to turn around once he realizes that he is doing some unintentional good by saving hundreds of Jews from execution with his latest business endeavor.
As I watched the story unfold I felt a sense of longing to do something great. I started to think, "If I had been Schindler, would I be courageous enough to do what I know to be just?" and "Where is my moment of greatness?" Stories and movies are always about people doing great things and they constantly seem to belittle anything I might accomplish in my lifetime. I think all of us want to do something great, but we are constantly waiting for an extraordinary circumstance.
I have come to believe that I am capable of doing great things, even in my mediocre life. I may not save hundreds of lives or unbeach a whale but with the situations I am placed in, I will always do my best to be just and fair and that is something great. There may be a time in my life where I wish I had done more but everyone will wish they had done something differently. Even Schindler who helped to save hundreds of lives felt that he could do more: "I could have got more out. I could have got more. I don't know. If I'd just...I could have got more."
I will always be waiting for some amazing opportunity, but until that day arrives all I can do is all I can do.
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