How you can stop comparing your life with others?

stop comparing your life

One group of people approached a monk with their problems, but they were unruly and fought amongst each other because all of them wanted to speak first. The sage, a peaceful man, watched the commotion and finally said out loud, "Silence!"

Then the sage said, "Sit down in a circle on the ground and await my return!"

The sage went into his little cottage and soon returned with some sheets of paper, pens, and a small cane basket. He passed out the paper and pens and placed the basket in the middle of the circle.

Then he told the people to write down the one most important problem they were troubled by and put it in the basket.

When everyone had finished, the sage shook the papers in the basket so as to mix them and calmly said, "Now pass the basket around and pick up whichever paper is on top.

Read the problem and if you choose, make it your own or take back your own problem."

One by one the people picked out a paper and read other's problems and were horrified. They concluded that their worst problem no matter how bad, was better than the next person's problem.

Within minutes each of them exchanged their problems, and when they finally had their original paper in hand they felt content. They thanked the sage and went on their way.

All of us have our own share of good days and bad days!

But when we compare our lives with others, we compare Apples to Oranges, i.e their good days to our bad days which makes us apprehensive.

Something which we can’t see does not mean that it does not exist.

Let’s not steal the joy of our life by belittling the efforts we put for survival in those gloomy days.

By comparing our path to others.

Our journey is unique.