Read and Think.

If you've clicked on this, I want you to keep reading. Throughout the entire thing, I want you to think about what I'm saying. Agree, disagree, it doesn't matter. Just read, and think.

I know that you have, at least once in your life, felt like someone was better than you. Like someone was smarter, funnier, better-looking, nicer, more social, more talented, or had more friends than you. Maybe all at once. That person you're comparing yourself to could be anyone. Your enemy, your neighbor, your family member, a stranger, a classmate, co-worker, even your best friend. But it doesn't matter who they are. All that matters is that they make you feel bad about yourself. Like there's so much more you could be, that they are. And you want to either stop being yourself, or stop being a part of you, to be them. That feeling is called "jealousy".

Yeah, I know you know what it is. I know you've had it before, and known the definition of it for a while. I've had it. I have it all the time. As I've explained in an earlier post, some people (including I), have felt bad about having jealousy, since it's not the best thing to have. But we can't help it. We can't tell ourselves not to have it. All we can do is live up to it, and say, "Yes. I have jealousy. All the time. And I don't care." Because we shouldn't be concerned about having jealousy. We should be concerned about what we do with it after we have it.

We shouldn't stop being ourselves because we want to be someone else. Do you really think that you were put on this Earth because there were meant to be two of the same people? No. You're here because you have the ability to make an impact, and a difference in the world, if you have the will, the drive, the motivation. "Only you can be the change you want to see in the world." That quote has been over-used, but it's true, when you think about it. It really is.

So when you're feeling jealous, or like you're not good enough, just remember, you are who you are so you can be someone and do something great. There is at least one person on this Earth that appreciates who you are, more than anything else. There's someone that cares about you. There's someone that believes in you. Even if I don't know you, I do. I believe in you. I believe that everyone can do something great, just because of who they are. Not because of who someone else wants them to be.