Michael Jordan!... the best basketball player in the world?....Usain Bolt...the fastest man on Earth?...Michael Phelps...the dolphin disguised in person?...there are so many famous athletes and famous people considered to be the best in whatever they are doing...we all look up to them and compare with them on a daily basis...
There are people we work with, people we think are better than us...we compare our accomplishments to theirs and as sad as it may sound that often makes us quit on our dreams because we found ourselves not good enough, not capable enough, not smart enough...
Then there is the other case when we turn out to be the people others look up to...and that often makes us feel like we are more than others...
Looks like comparison and the desire to be considered the best out of everybody lies deep inside people's nature... but comparison inevitably brings judjement...We compare ourselves to others when we shouldn't be, because we don't know what they've been through or what they've done to get where they are.
There are people we work with, people we think are better than us...we compare our accomplishments to theirs and as sad as it may sound that often makes us quit on our dreams because we found ourselves not good enough, not capable enough, not smart enough...
Then there is the other case when we turn out to be the people others look up to...and that often makes us feel like we are more than others...
Looks like comparison and the desire to be considered the best out of everybody lies deep inside people's nature... but comparison inevitably brings judjement...We compare ourselves to others when we shouldn't be, because we don't know what they've been through or what they've done to get where they are.
You see all sorts of people in the gym, on the street,at the University, in the office and you make judgements, but you don't know their personal journeys or struggles. And guess what...you are going through your own personal journey and struggles, so that doesn't make you any less of a person, or more of a person than the one standing next to you.
I' ve met a lot of people... and the conclusion I can make is that behind every smile, behind every accomplishment there is a different story... sometimes you go out on the field and play with somebody. You think "Oh, what a looser, he runs so slow! Why is he wasting his time playing"...but then the game is over, you go in the locker room just to find out that "the looser" can actually be considered a hero...you find he suffered an accident that almost left him unable to walk...but he was strong enough to fight adversity and get back to what he loves eventhough he will never be the best! ... but you know what? He is already the best! The courage he had to keep going even when obstacles were "screaming" at him to stop...the courage he had to listen to the hope that "whispered" him to keep fighting...that is an accomplishment...
You know how they say that it is not important where you are standing but where you started from...sometimes life brings us all to our knees...sometimes it makes us dig so deep it looks like we are stuck and we are never gonna get on top again...but if you keep hanging on...if you have the courage to fight...then no matter where you will reach...you can consider yourself the best!
Have you heard about Marlon Shirley, Matt Scott, Annette Roozen and so on? Some of you will say yes and some will say no...they might not be the fastest runners, the best basketball players you have seen...but all of them are amputees who fought adversity just to get back on the court, on the track or wherever their heart led them... and to me they are the best just because they walked far to get where they are now...
And what I am trying to say is that sometimes in life you won't be able to be the best in what you are doing, but you should keep in mind that everybody has a different start and a different story...the important is to give your best and be the best you could possibly be for yourself...and others...don't worry about them, they will take care of themselves...just find what your heart strives for and no matter if you have the chance to be the best....just follow your aspirations, work hard,don't give up and I assure you that at the end of your life you will turn back and feel like the most accomplished man on Earth!
I' ve met a lot of people... and the conclusion I can make is that behind every smile, behind every accomplishment there is a different story... sometimes you go out on the field and play with somebody. You think "Oh, what a looser, he runs so slow! Why is he wasting his time playing"...but then the game is over, you go in the locker room just to find out that "the looser" can actually be considered a hero...you find he suffered an accident that almost left him unable to walk...but he was strong enough to fight adversity and get back to what he loves eventhough he will never be the best! ... but you know what? He is already the best! The courage he had to keep going even when obstacles were "screaming" at him to stop...the courage he had to listen to the hope that "whispered" him to keep fighting...that is an accomplishment...
You know how they say that it is not important where you are standing but where you started from...sometimes life brings us all to our knees...sometimes it makes us dig so deep it looks like we are stuck and we are never gonna get on top again...but if you keep hanging on...if you have the courage to fight...then no matter where you will reach...you can consider yourself the best!
Have you heard about Marlon Shirley, Matt Scott, Annette Roozen and so on? Some of you will say yes and some will say no...they might not be the fastest runners, the best basketball players you have seen...but all of them are amputees who fought adversity just to get back on the court, on the track or wherever their heart led them... and to me they are the best just because they walked far to get where they are now...
And what I am trying to say is that sometimes in life you won't be able to be the best in what you are doing, but you should keep in mind that everybody has a different start and a different story...the important is to give your best and be the best you could possibly be for yourself...and others...don't worry about them, they will take care of themselves...just find what your heart strives for and no matter if you have the chance to be the best....just follow your aspirations, work hard,don't give up and I assure you that at the end of your life you will turn back and feel like the most accomplished man on Earth!
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