Do you hate Comparisons?

@gelomon (286)
Philippines
May 23, 2012 10:12am CST
well We are all not perfect but whe do all improve. We all face our life with our best and we even get more better with all the experiences we have in our life even though its bad or a good one. All of the time I dont want to be compared to others as I am me and I am unique because there's no other person is like me. I have experienced to be compared to other person but I just dont mind them but its always a bad experience and a good one. It made of a better person now. Have you experienced to be compared to others?? What is your point of they about it?
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11 responses
@Soniasony (1827)
• India
24 May 12
Actually every human is unique in his/her own kind..Comparisons cannot be done to each others ability..but sometimes parents are justified in comparing their kids,to become like a good person keeping in mind that they are not overburdened or pressured to be someone they are not.
@gelomon (286)
• Philippines
24 May 12
my parents sometimes compare me to my brother and sister. I know that they only want me to be a better person but sometimes i get irritated and I sometimes answer them. But I know that it is for the better me.
@dodo19 (47317)
• Beaconsfield, Quebec
23 May 12
I can say that I'm too fond of comparisons. There are times, when I don't mind so much, but it's not something that I particularly like, for the most part. I guess it does depend on the situation.
@gelomon (286)
• Philippines
24 May 12
yeah it depends on the situation but he, the one that is not better to be compared to you is sometimes good to hear but its sad in the part of the one compared to the better one.
• Philippines
24 May 12
Hello Gelomon, Who hates being compared to? sometimes i am being compared to a lot of different people when ever i encounter them. even at work there are people that compares you base on your face, attitude or even talent. but most specially the bad attitudes that you possess too. but that's their personal opinion and it's something that we shouldn't take it negatively. who knows one day they might compare us to some one who is best.
@ally12 (1202)
• Philippines
23 May 12
I hate it when Im being compared to a person better than I am and I dont even feel good being compared to a less one. I mean for me its a rude thing. To compare people, we all are unique, with different views, and principle. Every person has the right to live a kind of life they wanted to live, to enjoy being themselves. Their appearance, attitude,views etc. So if we compare one person to another its just equal to a gesture of telling them to live their life how you wanted them to live.
@gelomon (286)
• Philippines
23 May 12
telling or pushing a person to live not on their way will be the result of comparing to others. And from what I do know and what I have experienced, We can guide other people to a better life but we cant push people to live on a life we want them to be even though thats not what we really want to do.
@megamatt (14292)
• United States
24 May 12
People should be able to stand right on their own merits and live their own lives, without being compared and contrasted to someone else. But unfortunately, things don't seem to really work out quite that way. I have been compared to a couple of people, it is annoying. Especially when being anything like these people are the furthest thing from mind me. I just want to be who I want to be and its great that these people have had their success by doing this and this. But I really want to make my own path. If it is a path that I fail at, so be it, at least that it is my path. If it would be a path that I followed by others, and succeeded, so what, of course I succeeded. Comparing people never ends well but its a human thing to do.
23 May 12
It is just depends on the situation if in what side you are in. If you are kinda loser or a winner. Me, I experienced both. My other friends compared me to somebody that I am better than that person, yet, i remained humble and just thank them for their appreciations. When I was also compared and I was the loser, I just remained silent. If it's true then just accept it. If it's not just prove to them that you are not that kind of person that they are thinking.
@gelomon (286)
• Philippines
23 May 12
hi. thanks for the piece of advice that you have posted. Truth to be told sometimes I am loosing my temper when I am compared to a better person than me and I answer them "I am not that person!" they are somewhat realizing that we are all different, but most of the time I am doing what you have posted and from now on I will be always doing it for a better relationship to the persons around me.
@gerald_lian (2188)
• Australia
23 May 12
I have been compared with classmates, friends, siblings, colleagues and even strangers all my life. Although it is not something that I particularly like in general, I do understand that sometimes comparisons are made to motivate us to improve ourselves. If a comparison is made regarding me and someone else in a positive manner, I tend to be a bit more willing to listen; but if it's done in a manner that reeks of degrading or putting me down, then I'll try my best to ignore the comparison, or if I can't, I would probably try to get a bit defensive. Obviously when people make a comparison involving us, they are not fully aware of the possible effects to us, so sometimes it might be worth our part to keep ourselves composed and handle the situation in a cool manner.
@jaiho2009 (39141)
• Philippines
23 May 12
There is nothing wrong with comparison. We cannot avoid comments about comparison. It is fine with me if people compared me to others- especially if it will benefit me. What is wrong is, when people ask you to be someone else or imitate the other person.
• Philippines
23 May 12
hi there. we all hate being compared to other people due to a mere fact that we were all created uniquely. what i am trying to pin point is that we are basically different in every aspect, as an individual, as a whole. yes you are right, we constantly change, we strive to change to improve ourselves, to make ourselves better in order to adapt to life. right? one can never be compared to another, i guess that's why God created us with unique DNA's, we all have different fingerprints, see how amazing that is? it's one way to realize for all these people who love to compare people that it's never possible to compare 'cause one person can never be this other person nor that person - it simply and uniquely will always remain himself.
@Bhebelen14 (5194)
• Philippines
23 May 12
I hate comparisons because I believe everyone has a different or unique character and beauty. I' ve been always compared with my siblings, some people says my sisters are more pretty, taller, smarter and kind than me. Before I was affected but now I don't. I know they just a bullies person who seeks for some attentions. The good things that happened to me just because of being compared with my siblings I did my best to become successfull, happy, contented and prove to all of them that I am different and there is no reason or way to be compared to anybody.
• United States
23 May 12
Don't worry about comparisons, just get motivated about them!