Winston Churchhill was a heavy drinker, Thomas Jefferson owned slaves and Douglas MacArthur was one of the most vain and arrogant men to ever wear a General's uniform. And of course, Mother Teresa had a well publicized gambling addiction that caused her to take frequent trips to Las Vegas. ( Just kidding )
2007-03-11 14:57:42 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
Yes, I think so. I read a quote about this very thing just last evening and it stuck with me, so here it is:
It has amazed me that the most incongruous traits should exist in the same person and, for all that, yield a plausible harmony.
-W. Somerset Maugham
I have found this personally vexing at times. A friend who hurt me very deeply did so out of a personal fault that he seems oblivious to. Yet, he is a man with great virtues that I admire. It was very difficult for me to reconcile the fact that he could do something so hurtful without remorse and yet be so remarkable in other ways. I still hold him in highest regard, but I am wary of his limitation.
2007-03-11 16:01:13 · answer #1 · answered by Anne Teak 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think with a general, non-famous person it pretty much does cancel each other out because people, in general tend to concentrate on the bad things instead of really appreciating the good things. That is if the great things are just as extraordinary as the bad things.
2007-03-11 16:40:53 · answer #2 · answered by THATgirl 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, absolutely.
It would be stupid to want someone to be perfect in all regards.
We all have our faults, our weaknesses.
They do not cancel each other out because without the bad, you wouldn't be able to see the God.
It doesn't excuse the weaknesses. Being great with one thing shouldn't excuse the complete a s s you are the next moment.
It's just a reassurance that we all have good and bad in us.
It's just a matter of what we do with them...
But really, I think it's about intent.
I mean, my right could be your wrong.
My greatness could be your weakness.
But it's all in the heart's intent.
2007-03-11 19:47:38 · answer #3 · answered by falzalnz 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
History tends to portray certain men/woman greater than they actually were. The become famous for one or two things which in my mind doesn't qualify them for greatness.
Sometimes they were just at the right place at the right time and voila, they go down in history.
2007-03-11 15:24:56 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
"If any one of you is without a sin, let him be the first to throw a stone at her."
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2007-03-11 21:46:18 · answer #5 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The answer is no
2007-03-11 15:00:39 · answer #6 · answered by eyesforyou 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋