"A flower does not think about competing with the flower next to it. It just blooms." - Zenkei Shibayama
People love to compare themselves with others.
He earns a 7-figure salary.
She drives a luxury sports car.
He lives in the rich part of town.
She is an executive in the big corporation.
He wears designer clothes.
She is so beautiful.
He has a great physique.
They eat at all the fancy restaurants.
We like to idolise these people.
Put them on a pedestal.
Use them as a ruler to see how our lives measure up.
Why do we even care about what he or she is or has?
How much do these things even mean?
Do you actually want these things in life?
What will they do for you?
You are you.
An individual.
Not every one is meant to walk the same path in life.
We're not meant to achieve the same things.
Stop worrying about what others have or do.
There is already far too much conformity in this world.
Do what you were born to do.
Bloom as you were born to bloom.
Strive to live, live to strive.
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