It could be tricky to be THE GREATEST LIVING HUMAN BEING but not for the person I promote here. He (yes, in my case, he) must be an extraordinary man of many talents and features. Successful and creative in what he’s doing, honest, have energy and integrity. Sure, he must be very well-known in the world because of all the above-mentioned.
Above all, this man must be a visionary.
I have several individuals who fit these requirements to some degree. And there’s only one that fits 100 per cent.
Elon Musk.
This guy has been fantastically successful in business. Moreover, he is a man of bright ideas and startups, from PayPal to Tesla to SpaceX, and beyond.
Elon is a pioneer or leader in several areas of his activities. He obviously loves cutting-edge projects, like electric-powered cars, AI technologies, or brain-computer interfaces.
He generates new ideas. He is brave enough and smart enough in implementing his brilliant mind games, making them real and motivating people to support him and his developments. Plus, Elon supports other creative businesses and social projects. He helps other outstanding people to move forward.
Rappers read their stuff about him. People in the world admire him. Finally, he doesn’t seem to be an asshole, too. That’s important to me.
God knows what he is yet to achieve.
What else do you need? To me, he is the greatest living person on Earth.
To make a long story short, Elon Musk rules!
P.S. One of his businesses is called The Boring Company. Why? Because this is a tunnel construction company, which is quite… boring compared to space travel and AI initiatives. I guess the man has a perfect sense of humour, too.
The Greatest Living Human Being
Now, if you are from my tribe, the obvious answer will be Elon Musk. Here’s a guy who wants to change the planet over to electric cars, while making the spices multi-planetary – AT THE SAME TIME. Holy crap… You know what? I think he’ll do it.
But, he doesn’t qualify for this article. While I may be a fan of Space X, Tesla, Solar City, and the Boring Company; that is something that may happen. Having an idea is not the title of the article. The next article with the title “Really, Really Rich Guy with Something to Prove”… I got this bitch locked-up.
The ugly truth is that for much of the twentieth century, most of the big ideas came from America. But not anymore. Today, my country is more likely to say stupid shit like JFK Jr. will come back from the dead and volunteer to be Trump’s VP. Mmm… did anybody else notice that the Kennedy Family is hard core Democrat? Look if I come back from the dead, I ain’t gonna be nobody’s second fiddle. Dude, where’s my movie contract? You Q people be stupid.
So I must look off-shore for the living person who has had the biggest impact. And I know exactly who fills these shoes. Here’s a short list of his accomplishments:
- Reinvigorated and expanded NATO
- Reunited Europe
- Made morals cool again
- Stood up to the second most powerful army in Ukraine
- Destroyed Russia’s economy for the next ten years (starting next year)
- Changed foreign policy in places like Switzerland, Finland, & Sweden
- Saved several million lives in Taiwan
You already know who. The messed-up part about this Lion is that maybe six months ago, he was dismissed as a comedian. Most Russians said he was a joke and didn’t deserve the office.
Nobody’s laughing now; I used the word Lion on purpose. Volodymyr Zelenskyy recently was awarded the Winston Churchill prize for leadership.
Not only is he popular in Ukraine, he is the most popular politician in America. “I need ammunition, not a ride”. Luckily for Trump, he wasn’t born in the US and cannot sit behind the Resolute desk.
In my country, there is a saying “Be careful what you wish for… you may get it.” The absolute worst thing in the world for Putin would be for the Red Army to kill Volodymyr. Yeah, that would not end well.
So, I believe the living person who has had the biggest impact on the course of modern history is President Zelenskyy. His shadow stretches across Asia, Europe, and North America. He has most likely prevented war in Taiwan and is sending Russia into a deep abyss from which it will take years to recover.
He may be the comedian, but he has had the last laugh.
The greatest living human being
In all probability, the person who most would consider to be the greatest human being still alive will be largely anonymous. Only his or her closest family and friends will know this person who possesses the purest heart, is totally non-judgemental and leads a life of utter selflessness, always thinking of others first, and treating every other human being as they themselves would want to be treated.
I do not believe you have to be famous, have talent oozing out of your every orifice, or give millions to charity, to be considered the greatest. Far from it.
So, forgive me for suggesting that, as far as I am concerned, the greatest, and certainly the most important living human being at this time, is me.
Oh, and you, yes you, reading this blog.
Think about it. What kind of self-respecting person would consider anybody else better than they are? I don’t care that I am beyond any reasonable doubt not the most intelligent, most talented, most well-endowed, most generous human being. But I’m me. I am not perfect, of course not, but probably nor is anyone else. And if I think I am the top dog, to me, then so should you, for the same reasons. How can anyone else be greater than you?
You and I have arrived at this blog despite competing against almost insurmountable odds. Most human life dies before a human even knows there was a conception.
Our life expectancy, progressing at least to successful childbirth, is a statistical abnormality, not a rule. Any life at all beyond childbirth is a gnat’s whisker short of a miracle.
We humans are pretty spongey and squelchy, and quite easily terminated. Yet you and I are here. I’ve made it to 69! The odds of that happening are preposterously low. I survived so far, and so have you. How amazing is that? What, you haven’t earned millions in your lifetime, so you look up to people that have? That’s utter nonsense.
You and I are here, despite everything. Let’s celebrate our uniqueness, not put others on a lofty perch, whether or not they deserve it. Let’s just look at ourselves, and realise how far we’ve come, and how special we are to those around us, and how special we should feel about ourselves.