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As William Shakespeare wrote in Twelfth Night, \u201cSome are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them\u201d. The circumstances of our lives may change the way that we achieve our potential, and some of us may find ourselves achieving things far beyond what we might have imagined for ourselves. But behind this famous quote lies a great truth: each one of us is capable of greatness. Though not all of us dream of becoming heroes of changing the world, we each contain infinite potential. We might find that it comes naturally to us, we might have to work for it, and we might suddenly find ourselves pushed to our potential.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

But even if we are born great, we still have the free will to choose how to direct our lives. This means that those who seem to be born with natural gifts and abilities to lead and heal may end up causing damage, or turning their potential for bad uses. And when we squander our potential, or we fail to put ourselves in situations that will allow us to thrive, we risk the fate of the princes of Israel described in verse 6: every one of the princes of Israel used his strength for bloodshed, and God destroyed their kingdom as a result.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In fact, God places the blame not just on the princes for misuse of their power, but on all the inhabitants of Jerusalem: \u201cOh city in whose midst blood is shed\u2026. you stand guilty of the blood you have shed\u201d (verses 3-4). If each of us can have the potential for greatness, each of us can also have the potential for evil. And while we might claim that simply allowing evil in our midst is a little like having evil thrust upon us that we do not participate in, when it comes time for the Ultimate Judgement, the bystanders will be judged with the perpetrators.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Though we may not be royalty, we should all see ourselves as leaders who can set the tone for our society. All it takes for society to be consumed by bloodshed and evil is a small group of leaders who fail to achieve greatness. If we do not see our leaders set an example, we all become guilty of their sins, even passively.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Our charge is double, then. We must strive to be leaders in our society, striving for greatness even if we do not feel we were born with it. And we must push everyone around us to seek greatness too. 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