On second thought

I may have been over whelmed by nostalgia the other day because on sober reflexion what i said about there being people who will succed no matter what doesn't really make sense. I still wish it did, but it doesn't.

If there are people who are predetermined to do good and great things that would mean the same thing is true at the other end of the spectrum. Whats god for the goose is good for the gander. People with greatness means people with destruction in them. (conveniently i watched the dark knight last night, such a good movie)

It is much easier to see how circumstance could push someone to do something bad or even nothing at all. Once i stopped to consider that it became quite apparent that many "great" people were victims of circumstance. Anyone who doubts this can look to the oval office for a few more weeks. That idiot Bush is not destined to hold the most powerful office in the world. There is no inborn greatness in that baboon. And he is only one of many. When i think of the other side of the coin, all the great minds that are reduced to madness it almost breaks my heart.

I suppose this could boil down to the age old nature vs nurture.

It is the nature of my classmates to do great things.

It is the nature of the world to break their spirits.

Or maybe it's all just random.

They were nice thoughts while they lasted.