FountainHead

The protagonist of this book, Howard Roark is an architect. He believes that every building has its own purpose and it must be built in that way only. Howard is a man who has never thought about other people. He does not recognise even their existence and therefore, what they think about him or about his work has never disturbed him. He denounces use of beautification works while constructing buildings but it was the thing which most people want and thatswhy it is the thing which is being told in all the leading schools of architecture.
Howard never compromised on this. Maybe this word "compromise" is not there for him at all. He got expelled from his school. He could not make money in his profession but he never sold himself to the world. He stood intact on his beliefs.
This seems to be the true spirit of being a person. Having one's own ideas. People do not know themselves. Most of them are like shells stuffed with the opinions of others. They try do what others would approve as great. They try to achieve the position which is called a great one by other people.
This thought is baffling but it seems to be the truth, an eternal truth. I can't imagine the world where people would start believing themselves and doing what they think they have to do. It may be a complete mess or it may be a complete bliss. But it would be dangerous to go into that state. I don't believe it would happen because people would remain moving like a blind following another blind. It is not easy for them to accept their own self nor it is desirable.