http://forums.thinkarete.com/forums/the-big-ideas/topics/ayn-rand-not-a-second-hander en-us 60 <p>amen!</p> Fri, 06 Jun 2008 16:26:32 -0000 forums.thinkarete.com:503:164:677 brian http://forums.thinkarete.com/forums/503/topics/164 <p>Is it possible I&#8217;ve unlocked the key to making a post? Shazaam!</p> <p>First, have to say I loved Fountainhead. If ever a book deserved to be read&#8230; as big as this work is I still recall the sadness at it coming to an end.</p> <p>Now, love this quote as I revered revered Howard Roark. What comes to mind is something I talk about in my book, <a href="http://www.mystrengthforlife.com">Strength for Life</a>, the epidemic of &#8220;good enough&#8221; in our society at the moment. Specifically, as it pertains to health-for most people, health is little more than the absence of illness, not the presence of something great.</p> <p>I encourage people to step into their greatness, into their Strength. And I have had a number of people comment on how they&#8217;ve long had an issue with really having a lean strong body-and owning their own full strength-for fear it would alienate others, aka make them stand out of the crowd.</p> <p>They now see that it&#8217;s not about ego but that <strong>Strength</strong>-to make real your potential-is not about ego but is rather your foundation. It&#8217;s not about serving yourself but how you can be the most for others.</p> <p>Good stuff&#8230;</p> Fri, 06 Jun 2008 04:25:43 -0000 forums.thinkarete.com:503:164:676 Shawn http://forums.thinkarete.com/forums/503/topics/164 <p align="center">&nbsp;</p><p align="center"><em>&quot;&quot;You were not born to be a second-hander.&quot;</em></p><p align="center">&nbsp;</p><p align="center">Howard Roark to Gail Wynand in &quot;The Fountainhead&quot;&quot;</p><p align="center">&nbsp;</p><p align="center">~ Ayn Rand, 20th century philosopher</p><p align="center">from <em>The Fountainhead</em></p><p align="center">&nbsp;</p><p>Ah, the second-hander... </p><p>For those who have not read &quot;The Fountainhead,&quot; the second-hander is the one who lives for others, always striving to impress others and to &quot;do the right thing&quot; while selling his soul in the process. </p><p>Are you living like a second-hander&mdash;too easily acquiescing to the demands of others/society/family?</p><p>&hellip;</p><p>I say to you, <em>&quot;You were not born to be a second-hander.&quot;</em></p> Fri, 11 Jan 2008 22:43:12 -0000 forums.thinkarete.com:503:164:164 brian http://forums.thinkarete.com/forums/503/topics/164