I think that people who achieve great things definitely have some kind of unrest inside them. "quiet the constant agitation of their souls" is a clear description of that. I like to call it "feeding the little monster inside you"
I'm not making a judgement call to what is better, being at peace where you are, or never be at peace and always wanting more.
It reminds me of when some interviewer asked Elon Musk: "How can people be more like you?", to which he answered "You don't want to be me... I'm not sure I want to be me".
My theory is that you have 2 things inside you: the individual and the DNA. The individual can be at peace, but it will be at the expense of the survival of the DNA. The DNA pushes you to be the best and find the best partner to reproduce. The DNA makes sure you are always at unrest and want to achieve more, get better, etc.
I think this story illustrates it well, because he is a peace even though he never married, and so will not give his DNA setup to a next generation.
I'm not making a judgement call to what is better, being at peace where you are, or never be at peace and always wanting more.
It reminds me of when some interviewer asked Elon Musk: "How can people be more like you?", to which he answered "You don't want to be me... I'm not sure I want to be me".
My theory is that you have 2 things inside you: the individual and the DNA. The individual can be at peace, but it will be at the expense of the survival of the DNA. The DNA pushes you to be the best and find the best partner to reproduce. The DNA makes sure you are always at unrest and want to achieve more, get better, etc.
I think this story illustrates it well, because he is a peace even though he never married, and so will not give his DNA setup to a next generation.