Response to blog post #2

Arete is basically focusing everything on quality in everything you do. In everything you do, you should strive to be the best at it. To achieve Arete, you need to go through some time of contest or struggle. Without going thru some type of struggle, you cannot achieve Arete at all.
     Arete could be selfish in one way possible. To achieve Arete, you have to focus on yourself and better yourself only in everything you do. Everything is about yourself until you achieve your goal. Your not focused on anyone else or anything else. You also won't let any negativity get in your head because your so focused to becoming the best human you can be, to the point were nothing can change your mind set until you achieve your goal.
    Arete is not necessarily selfish. For example, everyone in life is trying to be the best they can be. If that person is focused on another person, that same person will never achieve what they have to achieve because they are focused on someone else. Arete is basically that. Someone wants to be the best human they can be. Why would they focus on another person if they are trying to better themselves in any way possible? In my eyes Arete isn't selfish. Its just that every person should be focused on what they want to be. Especially if you want to achieve Arete.
   I believe that Arete isn't selfish at all. Everyone in life wants to become the best they could be. If you want to achieve Arete, you should be focused on you and only you. Pursing quality in all that you do is pursing pleasure. If your mind is set on something then you have to strive and be at the top until you get where you want to be. Once you get to where you want to be you will pursue pleasure. You will be happy with yourself because you reached your goal. Achieving Arete will come with great pleasure.