No Better "You" Than You

Have you ever been in a situation where you wish to be someone else? Well, it does happen - and you could have these kind of thoughts; "why wasn't I born with silver spoon?", "why am I not from the north?", "why am I not born into Dangote's family?"... But sometimes, you could tend to forget that the place you are currently (though despised by you) is earnestly coveted and envied by someone else.

_Pixabay

It is also worthy to note that life is not about competition; and we all have various points of destination in our life's journey, and as such, we are enroute differently. But amazingly enough, people tend to forget this fact; but instead, focus more on comparing other people's strengths with their own weaknesses. Imagine this scenario: You could be envying your friend that finished top of the class in college, while you just bagged a second class. But that your friend could also be envying you that you finished and got employment in a very reputable company with mouth-watering salary structure, while she could be carrying job applications up and down.

So you see; be the best of "you" and don't envy others. The truth is; if you want to be someone else; the best you can achieve is becoming a second. Take this example; No matter how the photocopy of a document is nicely done, it wouldn't still be qualified to be called an original.

A friend of mine once told me; Sammy, I wish I'm tall, I would've been a basketballer. But I have another friend that is almost a 7footer, with a shoe size beyond normal. Now he has a problem of getting a nice pair of shoes in the local stores - his shoes are specially designed for him, and he has to pay extra bucks for it; and he's wishing he's not too tall. So you see, whatever you think you are disadvantaged at, it is someone else's desires.

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