Don't compare

Well,I didn't write this. I got this from a friend. Just felt that it is so true to us. Take some time to read and ponder. Hope that will change some of your perspertive, as least today..珍惜你所有，不羡慕你所无！

We live in a pathologically dissatisfied world.
And I'm going to tell you why. Because we love to compare.
Go around the world and discover that people aren't happy with their
bodies. Filipinos want to be fair-complexioned
like Westerners and so they buy bleaching stuff.

Westerners want to own bronzed bodies like ours
and so they purchase tanning
lotions. Those with moles have them removed,
while those who don't
strategically implant beauty spots.

Some people want to shed a few pounds to look
like Ally McBeal, while
others want to gain some baby fat to look like
Drew Barrymore.

When are we ever going to stop and simply be
happy with how we look? We
live in a sick world, I tell you. And that
sickness is comparisonitis.

Take a look at wealth.

When we drive our old Honda, it really suits us
fine.
We feel blessed in fact when the rain pours
outside and we feel snug and cozy on its faded upholstered seats.

But the moment we see our own office mate (or
neighbor, or buddy, or
cousin, or brother) drive his sleek sky-blue,
four-door, four- wheel-drive Mercedez, we automatically feel like
third-class
children of God.

Next time we drive our bumpy, noisy, rusted,
dilapidated Honda,(notice how all the defects come out all of a sudden?),
we
feel deprived,dispossessed,pariah, debased and only a little higher than
the
insects of the earth.

Listen carefully.

Bill Gates total assets are worth $60 billion.
That's more than the GNP
of some small countries. Tiger Woods earns $80
million simply by smiling
on TV in a Nike shirt. And the stars of the sitcom
Friends are paid $750,000
per episode!

My point?

No matter how hard you work, there'll still be
some people who will be
richer than you are. And there'll be some people
who will be more beautiful, have more sex appeal, have more
boyfriends and have more problems.

Try it for once. Stop looking around. Don't compare!
Don't compare her nose with your nose.
Don't compare his wife with your wife.
Don't compare his salary with your salary.
Don't compare her breast size with your breast size.
Don't compare her kids report card with your kids report card.
Don't compare his prayer group with your prayer group.
Don't compare her cellulite deposits with your cellulite deposits.

For crying out loud, Stop comparing and Start
living! And you'll be happier
with your life, I guarantee.

This is crucial:

The most difficult thing in the world is to be
who you are not.
Pretending and trying to be someone else is the official
pastime of the human race.
(I don't think dogs and cats and cows and horses
have this problem.)

And the easiest thing in the world is to be
yourself. Be happy. Live!
There must be a reason why God made you tall or short
or fat or thin or bumpy all over.

Love who you are!

Be happy, it's not that difficult!