Why do we always wish to be someone else? Why arent we happy with the person we are? We compare ourselves to others and wonder why we cant be like them. Iam a pretty opinionated person. And the irony is, Iam also afraid of opinions. They say that I'd rather opinions be kept to ourselves. But then again, its not possible. we cant live life with our eyes closed. Whether we like it or not, people around us-family, friends-will compare us with others. And that's something we cant put a stop to.

We admire others who are better than us. But do we really do anything to emulate them? We do-far too much. Think about those people who try to emulate their pop star idols and what happens? Some don't even think that that pop star idol is great. Yet they try to follow them. Why? They want to keep up with the Joneses.

Nevertheless, a coin has its 2 sides. Our friends, when they do well in school, we congratulate them. Yet we secretly hope to become like them one day. Inspiration. Different people view this in different ways. Some feel put down and insignificant , just like I do, when I see people do so well and me??
Its not often when we try to follow in our friends footsteps when they do well. Instead, we tend to gravitate towards those who can give the moral support- those who do just as well if not worse. Isnt it human instinct? This way, we could comfort ourselves with the fact that there are others who do just as badly. The result? We become even worse.