Mr. X the Great Historically, rulers were often given the title of the Great’. Alexander the Roman Emperor Constantine the Great, or Catherine the Great of Russia are just a few examples. Yet, what was exceptional about this human being that qualified them to receive this title? Mostly these individuals ruled for a long period of time, or conquered large part so the world, and sometimes they were seen as kind and benevolent leaders, but not always. It the modern era we don’t seem to award these tiles any longer for example, we don’t say Queen Elizabeth the Great’, or’ Bill Gates the Great’. Could it be that we are looking for a new kind of leadership, or that our measure of greatness is a very different one now? In today’s world, we call many people great in all areas of life, we praise grate’s actors or singers, great speakers and teachers, and we applaud great innovators, scientists and writers. As we become inured to success in the world, our measure of greatness i...