The Moral Vision
Some Make Themselves, Others Make History
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SOME MAKE THEMSELVES, OTHERS
MAKE HISTORY
There are two types of people in this world—the
self-making type and the history-making type. The
aim of those who are self-making is to serve
themselves, whereas history-making people seek to
serve humanity as a whole.
The attention of a self-making person revolves
around himself. He hovers around those areas
where his own self-interest is likely to be served;
where there is no profit to be gained for himself, he
does not care to venture. His heart flutters with
excitement when he is set to make some gain, but if
there is nothing to be gained, no excitement is
aroused within him. Personal gain is uppermost in
his mind; he will sacrifice everything in order to
achieve it. He abides neither by promise nor by
principle. Free of the influence of both moral
exigencies and the needs of humanity, he can put
everything aside in pursuit of his own ends. All
other considerations fade into insignificance as he
relentlessly seeks to fulfill his selfish desires.
