Discuss how Bacon's essay "Of Great Place"reflects his practical wisdom.
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Bacon himself being into administration rose from one level to the other with a lot of hard work. So, his essays usually reflect the pragmatism of the real world of bureaucracy and politics. The circle of politics is well explained in his essays and so his essays reflects a lot of idealism and are highly elegant.
"Of great Place" reflects his ideology of personal and professional idealism.His first line " Men in great places are thrice servants" is an glaring example of the juxtaposition one faces while climbing the ladder of hierarchy in administrative positions. On one hand they are in 'great places', but are bound by the terms of serving relentlessly. It is a contrasting situation of gain and loss. When you gain power, you lose the liberty of self judgement. Now nothing is wrong or right from the moral point of view.
Not much could be said about the morals of Bacon though. He was much of a machiavellist (cunning and shrewd) himself.
So we find a sort of balance in this essay.
So he connotes in this essay that in order to serve mankind good, we have to take decisions which would pose questions on us, but would eventually help us rise to such a position where we are capable of such change, so that we can make a difference in the society.