Last Wednesday during our English class, our professor read a selection about the world and the people being dissatisfied with what they have. It is entitled "Stop Comparing Yourself to the World" and I admit, it struck me. It says:
We are living in a "pathologically dissatisfied world." People, nowadays, would always compare what they don't have with others. We love to compare things. We compare our bodies to others. Americans would go for a tan and Filipinos would use different kind of chemicals for them to have whiter skin. Even those with moles, let those be removed. People would shed few fats while others would add a little fat that would, for them, make them look good. Not only we compare our bodies to others. We also compare our wealth, grades, gadgets, even the people we are with. When we feel that there are people who are much greater, prettier, richer, and the like than us, we feel deprived, depressed, consider ourselves as "little-higher-than-insects creatures", pariah, and a third class children of God. NO! We must not feel that way! Though we can't accept certain things, it is still a fact that there's someone who is much richer than who we are. Bill Gates, Tiger Woods, cast of the the sitcom Friends. They earn so so so much money. But what we don't know is that they have more problems than us.
So why do we need to compare our bodies, our talents, our gadgets, our grades, etc. to other people? I do compare many things in many aspects in my life. Even the pettiest thing, I compare. But after listening to the text last Wednesday, I realized that comparing can lead us to no good thing. It can only make us INSECURE of others, we would be PRETENDING TO BE SOMEONE WE'RE NOT.
And so, I'll try my best to love more who am I and what I have for I am so lucky I have these things right now, my good education, a home, my family, my friends, these gadgets and more. Unlike, other people who would do anything just for them to survive this very challenging life.
Stop comparing and START LIVING! Stop pretending and trying to be someone else. We are all created by God differently. Each of us is created uniquely. The text says, "THE EASIEST THING IN THIS WORLD IS TO BE YOURSELF." We must love who we are and what we have. Be happy. Be contended. :)
--CIAO :D
We are living in a "pathologically dissatisfied world." People, nowadays, would always compare what they don't have with others. We love to compare things. We compare our bodies to others. Americans would go for a tan and Filipinos would use different kind of chemicals for them to have whiter skin. Even those with moles, let those be removed. People would shed few fats while others would add a little fat that would, for them, make them look good. Not only we compare our bodies to others. We also compare our wealth, grades, gadgets, even the people we are with. When we feel that there are people who are much greater, prettier, richer, and the like than us, we feel deprived, depressed, consider ourselves as "little-higher-than-insects creatures", pariah, and a third class children of God. NO! We must not feel that way! Though we can't accept certain things, it is still a fact that there's someone who is much richer than who we are. Bill Gates, Tiger Woods, cast of the the sitcom Friends. They earn so so so much money. But what we don't know is that they have more problems than us.
So why do we need to compare our bodies, our talents, our gadgets, our grades, etc. to other people? I do compare many things in many aspects in my life. Even the pettiest thing, I compare. But after listening to the text last Wednesday, I realized that comparing can lead us to no good thing. It can only make us INSECURE of others, we would be PRETENDING TO BE SOMEONE WE'RE NOT.
And so, I'll try my best to love more who am I and what I have for I am so lucky I have these things right now, my good education, a home, my family, my friends, these gadgets and more. Unlike, other people who would do anything just for them to survive this very challenging life.
Stop comparing and START LIVING! Stop pretending and trying to be someone else. We are all created by God differently. Each of us is created uniquely. The text says, "THE EASIEST THING IN THIS WORLD IS TO BE YOURSELF." We must love who we are and what we have. Be happy. Be contended. :)
--CIAO :D
