There is no need of justifying ourselves to
others, until we can justify ourselves to our
own conscience. Let us never change ourselves to
conform to society’s shackles and chains. Our
uniqueness will always make us beautiful.
It won’t help comparing ourselves to other
people. We will only find what we expect to
find. If we think we are weak, everyone else
will seem stronger. If we think we are strong,
everyone else will seem weaker. There is no
point in doing this. Let us simply look at where
we are now, and aim to get better as we go
forward.
It
is good to have big dreams. It is good to want
to succeed. But if we start comparing ourselves
to others, it opens the door for the enemy to
steal our joy. If we don't learn to be happy
where we are, we will never get to where we want
to be. But if we choose to be happy, refuse
self-pity and refuse to complain, then we are
sowing good seeds for God to take us where we
want to be in our future.
Let us lend ourselves to others, but let us
give ourselves to them. When we compare
ourselves with others, we will always find both
greater and lesser people than we are. It is
better to concentrate on becoming the best
person possible and never allow ourselves to be
defined by someone else opinion as we learn from
the following parable inspired by the writings
of an unknown writer. The story of crow and
peacock will make us realize the value of our
own property. It is a very good story not just
for kids but for all age groups.
As the story goes, a crow lived in the forest
and was absolutely satisfied in life. But one
day he saw a swan. “This swan is so white,” he thought,
“and I am so black. This swan must be the
happiest bird in the world.”
He expressed his thoughts to the swan.
“Actually,” the swan replied, “I was feeling
that I was the happiest bird around until I saw
a parrot, which has two colors. I now think the
parrot is the happiest bird in creation.” The
crow then approached the parrot. The parrot
explained, “I lived a very happy life until I
saw a peacock. I have only two colors, but the
peacock has multiple colors.”
The crow then visited a peacock in the zoo
and saw that hundreds of people had gathered to
see him. After the people had left, the crow
approached the peacock. “Dear peacock,” the crow
said, “you are so beautiful. Every day thousands
of people come to see you. When people see me,
they immediately shoo/drive me away. I think you are
the happiest bird on the planet.”
The peacock replied, “I always thought that I
was the most beautiful and happy bird on the
planet. But because of my beauty, I am entrapped
in this zoo. I have examined the zoo very
carefully, and I have realized that the crow is
the only bird not kept in a cage. So for past
few days, I have been thinking that if I were a
crow, I could happily roam everywhere.”
That's our problem too. We make unnecessary
comparison with others and become sad. We don't
value what God has given us. This all leads to
the vicious cycle of unhappiness. Let us learn
to be happy in what we have instead of looking
at what we don't have. There will always be
someone who will have more or less than we have.
When we are satisfied with what we have, we are
the happiest person in the world.
By Tim Pedrosa
Never be bullied into
silence. Never allow yourself to be made a victim. Accept no one's
definition of your life; Define yourself. |
Tim
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