Bono and Greatness

So I’m standing at the BARGAIN table in Waldenbooks perusing a coffee table book about U2, and I read this fantastic quote from Bono that goes something like this (since I didn’t actually purchase the BARGAIN book): “I always thought the point of it all was to be as great as you could be.”

My first thought was, That’s what I always thought, too. My second thought was, But wow, isn’t that like the direct opposite thought presented by Jesus?

Thankfully, I thought a little more about it later on while I drove to Arkansas with my family. And I realized that it IS still a good thought, and it isn’t (necessarily) in direct opposition to the ethic of Jesus. In fact, Jesus never did condemn the inherent desire for greatness. He just redefined the path to it.

I thought that was worth thinking about.