Greatness

"Just as I
have come from afar, creating pain for many—
men and women across the good green earth—
so let his name be Odysseus . . .
the Son of Pain, a name he’ll earn in full."

This quote shows the true greatness of the family of Odysseus. They recognize the importance of suffering for greatness, and even go so far as to wish it upon their family, knowing that it will be beneficial in the long run.
The quote emphasizes the importance of suffering. The Greek man knew that suffering was greatness. If a man was not willing to suffer, then he was not a true man and he can never be great or even respected.
This quote also emphasizes that pain and suffering is in his blood, which in my opinion is part of what makes him capable of greatness. It is in his blood and his destiny that he wil suffer, and suffering goes hand in hand with greatness. One cannot exist without the other.
That is what is the problem with our society. We have tried to eliminate the suffering and make everyone feel great. By eliminating the suffering, nobody has tgo do anything to be praised and so, in reality, all praise is meaningless and empty. Everyone is being told that they are special and unque and great in their own way, able to do anything. However, the problem is, is that when people start to expect more and more for less, greatness will disappear, and true greatness is often resented by common people. They see what they are being called, and it bothers them because they will never be able to attain it. They whine about how they never had the opportunities that great people have. "if they were in their situation, they would be great too." They try to defame true greatness in an attempt to make themselves feel special.

importance of pain
pain built into him
destiny