Comparison is one of greatest diseases present in our world and we are taught to do it from our birth. From our birth our parents start comparing us with other children. Our teachers compare us with other students. From the beginning we are being told to compare our self with others. This is a greatest disease, because everybody is born unique and comparison is just not possible. I am unique in my position and similarly, you are unique in your position. There is actually no person present in the universe whom with you can be compared.
Each man is a unique creature of god. Everybody has born in this world for first time and with unique skills. Therefore no comparison is possible. Comparison only brings trouble, if someone fall victim to this disease of comparison then he will become either very egoistic or very bitter. It all depends upon on whom you compare yourself with, if you compare yourself with people who are better than you, higher than you, greater than you, you will become bitter.
You will become a complaint against the existence and an anger will occupy your mind that why you are not better than others? Why I am not like others? Why I am not physically strong? Why I am not beautiful? Why I am not intelligent? Why I am not this or that? And thousand questions of this kind. If we go on doing this then we soon become very bitter person. Our life becomes poisoned by comparison. We always remain in state of depression and behave as life has betrayed us.
On the other hand if we compare our self with people who are in some way lesser than us, then we become very egoistic. This is the main reason why rich people collect lot of weak and poor people around them. This gives them opportunity to feel bigger than others. Ordinary people look at the success of rich, their houses, their achievements and therefore feel bitter about the existence. They start looking at God as it has betrayed them. Therefore without thankfulness for creator, there is no prayer and without prayer there is no religion.
However, a man who understands the uniqueness of everybody feels immense gratitude in whatsoever supreme power has given to him. If we do not compare then we are neither bigger nor smaller, neither ugly nor beautiful, neither intelligent nor stupid. And if we do not compare then we are simply us. In the state of simply us spring come in our life because a deep gratitude towards life helps in bringing this spring full of heavenly bless.
Author's Bio
Arvind Katoch is an online writer from India. He has written number of articles on self growth. For more about his articles visit www.thoughtsofanordinaryman.com and www.arvindkatoch.com. He can be contacted at arvindkatoch@arvindkatoch.com
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