Comparison is not the problem; the problem is when it affects your self-worth. If your marks are lower, it doesn’t mean you are lowly. Remember, 'Your performance is bad, your potential is not bad.' None of us perform to our full potential most of the time. Acknowledge that your friend has done better. You can look at them to see where your performance stands, but beyond that, others are not a benchmark.
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Questioner: Good afternoon, Sir, I am Nitu. So, my question is, in today’s world of social media, we often see friends and peers do so well in their life. How do we not take this in a negative way?
Acharya Prashant: You mean how not to feel jealous.
Questioner: Yes, Jealous or take it in a negative way.
Acharya Prashant: When there is a life to live, there is work to do, there is something to love; where is the time to be jealous and negative and hurt? Where is the time to stop at a moment and keep pondering over what all has apparently gone wrong. You are young. The next thing is now waiting for you. The next moment is available, the next opportunity has flung open its arms.
