Michelangelo, said, the problem with people is not that, they aim high and are not able to reach it, but that they aim low and are ale to reach it. This spirit and the Greek philosophy of science, technology, senate, republic brought a renaissance in Europe and the Western world and changed their lives forever. Common sense about exceling in life is religion. But as Voltaire said, common sense is not that common. Distortions always lead to confusion. Stagnation in culture, lack of propagation of correct ideas, leads to mental and physical corruption. But the original concepts are still correct. God is nowhere, Life is now and here. Evolve and Get A Life. Excel is something or many things and break free of your own prison of misery and mediocrity.
