The best comparison is the comparison with oneself
By mallu30
@mallu30 (461)
India
April 24, 2011 5:42am CST
The one who is comparing oneself with what he was and seeing how he can improve or how he has improved is the one who is constantly bringing about progress in his own life.
On the contrary, the one who is comparing himself with others is the one who is constantly finding excuses and leaving behind the opportunities that he gets for bringing about a change.
When we are free from excuses and free from comparison with others, we are able to be light even in the most challenging circumstances. We are not caught up with our own mistakes or those of others, but are able to constantly add on to our treasure store of experiences and be richer and richer with every new challenge faced.
2 responses
@Jings89 (19)
• Singapore
25 Apr 11
you are quite right to put those two examples forward. a chinese saying goes by ' with every mountain, there will be another taller one'. It means that there will always be someone better than you so 'stop comparing to others'.
I find myself comparing to others too much sometimes but i learned my lesson and have stopped. trying to be better than who i was is progress.
