Like all new born babies, Albert Einstein was also born as
a small helpless infant, weighing, may be, around 4 kilos or less, unable to read,
writer, or even talk. But like most of the new born babies he had a great potential.
Perhaps, his body and mind had some physical characteristic that gave him some better
aptitude for the profession of a mathematician and a scientist that he took up later.
But all of these definitely did not qualify him to be considered to be great from birth.
I am not sure if he was even different enough from average new born babies to be called
exceptional.
Whatever, capabilities and achievements,
qualify Einstein to be considered great were acquired as he grew up. Thus, I would say
Einstein achieved greatness by his efforts, in which perhaps he was assisted by others
like parents and other family members, teachers, friends, and professional associates.
Thus I would say that He achieved greatness.
The case of
greatness being thrust upon a person happens when a person is placed in a situation
where he or she is forced to act in ways which are not typical of his or her normal
behavior, and such actions lead to great achievements. In life of Einstein no such
events have occurred. Therefor, we cannot say that greatness was thrust upon
him.
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