In the 1780s, a young fortune teller spent years studying palmistry and physiognomy.
When he returned to his hometown and set up a booth in the market, he was stunned.
Every farmer, waiter, priest, and craftsman he saw seemed to carry the fate of statesmen and generals.
Convinced he had misunderstood his craft, he packed up his tools and became a farmer, never reading fortunes again.
A few years later, the French Revolution erupted.
Many of those “ordinary” townspeople rose to become revolutionary leaders, commanders, and men of history.
Maybe he had not misread them.
Maybe history had simply arrived early on their faces.
Do you believe ordinary people carry hidden greatness, waiting for the right era to reveal it?