Istoryan Reader's Corner: Inspirational Stories

[Zene.Arch]

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curious.

i want the complete text version. =)

[mAlD|tO]

Stop Comparing
by Bo Sanchez

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 buy bleaching stuff. Westerners
want to own bronzed
bodies like ours, and so 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 Toyota,
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 officemate (or neighbor,
or buddy, or
cousin, or brother) drive his sleek sky-blue,
four-door, four-wheel-drive
Rav4, we automatically feel like third class children
of God. Next time
we drive our bumpy, noisy, rusted, dilapidated Toyota
(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 $50,000 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 ***
appeal, have more boyfriends/girlfriends, 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 kid's report card with your kid's
report card.
Don't compare her/his cellulite deposits with your
cellulite deposits.

Stop comparing and start living and you'll be happier
with your life.

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!

[potterboy]

whew! good one.

[shannelyssa]

yup...there's a reason why God made us different...

[thisbe.ara]

a good article.. again, bo sanchez strikes a unique ingenuity. idol jud!

[mAlD|tO]

bitaw we should accept our differences...sayon isulti pero lisud buhaton.

[ChiNo_mOReNo]

i've also read the book ! interesting.. you can learn a lot to motivate yourself ..

[belle]

very touching! it made me realize that i am unique & it made me love myself more.. wab u self!!

[MrBiddle]

bitaw. mas love nako akong crush kaysa akong self.

[anniepetilla]

grass is greener on the other side of the fence