Living a life by comparison could be one of the dangerous paths to ruining your dreams. It is one seed that corrupts the trees of zeal, determination, perseverance and hard work when sown in the garden of life. It denies them of the requisite nutrients leaving your garden with the putrid smell of discontentment. Once discontentment sets in life, zeal becomes insatiably drunk, determination turns into desperation, perseverance rots into impatience and hard work suffers a change into foul means. These are the deleterious effects of discontentment when you start comparing your life to others. I have always said and wouldn't hesitate to reiterate that each and everyone is unique in his/her own way and heading towards a certain destination. Many a people's dreams are driven by comparison hoping to beat a colleague, that classmate, a brother, etc in a competition that does not even exist, culminating in a lot of stumbling , towing and blunders in life as their focus lies not on the road to their dreams but on the strides their counterparts are making in their lives. When this happens, jealousy and envy creeps into our bones and shakes us off our dreams. It's time to focus, it's not bad to follow examples, they are guidelines to success. Remember, it is not finishing the race first that matters in life, it is finishing the race no matter what. Be content with who you are, it is the greatest appreciation to your maker.
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