Compare
Comparing ourselves with anyone will make life less calm and also if we do it insulting ourselves.
Simple, but if I'm honest, it's hard to absorb or do it. Everything looks beautiful before the eyes. Everything looks happy, perfect, and so makes us forget that we as humans were created by Him with all the advantages and disadvantages that we have. We often ignore what we get from the Creator, we must use it as best as we can.
•Why is life like this?
Some time ago I met a colleague who was talking about his life problems. He reasoned "how come his life is like this". In fact, I know he is a formidable fighter who has a catering business even though he is a man. I can guarantee that the food is quite tasty and worthy to be used as a reference when there is an event.
However, thanks to the talk around him –especially his close relatives– who compared him a lot with men of his age who were already established and got a lot of things, he was quite down. Even so, he has to struggle every day to go to the market and cook along with his two younger siblings and mother who help in his business. He was indeed the breadwinner of his family because his father had died.
Just an expression that there is nothing to compare is all I can give. And indeed, why should we compare because we were never taught to do comparisons since we were born. Didn't God command us to read not compare as the first commandment.
Bro, I'm still not “Nothing” either, but what I do might be able to make people “Nothing”. So are you.
•Limit use of social media.
To further minimize the feeling of inferiority due to seeing the neighbor's grass, I strictly limit the use of social media, especially Instagram, which often makes people insecure. My principle now is to post just come back again if there are comments. When photos that make insecure appear, I always emphasize "yes that's what they are alive, why bother too?"
It's hard to get rid of this feeling of insecurity. However, this feeling must be removed. I also appreciate my colleague who is a mighty man for being so consistent in supporting his mother and younger siblings. There aren't many, bro, men like you nowadays?
It's okay if you haven't achieved what others may have achieved.
It's okay if you get ridicule constantly for your achievements.
But don't let you lose your spirit because of those things.
Because God has scheduled goodness for you on the path you have chosen.
