How can a person strive for greatness without making himself the center of the world?

This source-based Hagut Yosef essay explores the question: How can a person strive for greatness without making himself the center of the world? The canonical Hebrew article develops the theme through Torah sources and reflection on human life. This localized discovery layer preserves the source’s meaning and identity and does not add new halakhic, historical, psychological, medical, legal, political, scientific, or empirical claims beyond the Hebrew source.