Struggle Between Excellence and Mediocrity in The Fountainhead

The Fountainhead The fight of excellence and mediocity in The Fountainhead of Ayn Rand tells the struggle between great men and ordinary men. As a central individualist, Rand defines a great person as an independent, uncompromised person, a person who draws self-esteem from his own achievements and integrity, not recognition of others. In contrast, Rand defines an ordinary person as a person who does not care about abilities and integrity, as long as he is attitude to others.

Mediocrity and excellence are not what we know - even with or without accomplishment - deeper and more subtle: the simplicity of humility and existence. Mediocrity is not banned and arrogant by maintaining the foundation, but it deals with the inevitable cost of fame and wealth. True excellence is achieved by internal corrosion, so real excellence is to make humans humble and simply live, and observe how much you earn for people to win more .

It is difficult for me to balance peace and encounter with me. Mediocrity and mediocrity, good enough, but not a special case. I realized how easy it is to have a good life and even a devout life, but please do not stop "to grab the life as Christ Jesus caught me." There is no conscious decision to yield to the leadership of the Holy Spirit, but some kind of laziness already exists ... Soon, I can be satisfied with mediocrity. This laziness does not mean I did not do anything. Indeed, I am very busy in the ordinary life. Let me be satisfied with "good enough", and making me sad is that I can not achieve enough goals. I have decided to fight mediocrity

For those who believe in excellence in life, life itself is its own excellence. Since excellence is a better teacher than ordinary, pursuing excellence is a reliable way to get out of our ordinary life. This is a task, not a task. This is a gradual result of always doing things with a noble and exemplary spirit. Therefore, it is incorrect to regard excellence as perfect condition. The only option of mediocrity is not perfect. A more ethical choice is excellence. When we live excellently, we may not know what ideals exist in our lives or others' lives. But we certainly know that as long as we pursue excellence we are as noble as possible and should live as far as possible.