Chaotic Continual Comparison

First blog is always incredibly special, irrespective of the domain it is being written for. I am not the exception as well, so thinking of a starting idea was little difficult and tedious. However, when I pondered over then I realised that every journey has a starting point, and in our case of living a healthy life, the best starting point is our own life. So, let us start with the self-reflection and go back to your childhood and see yourself playing with your little friends under a clear sunshine. How was it? Wasn’t that good? We were free, like a bird living in our own world enjoying to the fullest. We were gradually growing up under the shade of our parents and doing so many things together. In fact, if you think that as an adult you do a lot of work and have more responsibilities, then taddddaaaaa…. you are mistaken. Let us x-ray your daily routine as a school going child:

1. Wake up at 6

2. Get ready and off to school by 7

3. Our classes were spread across 3 floors. The school was incredibly big!

- Subjects – PE, History, Music, Drama, Geography, Technology, Art. 5 lessons every day, from 8.25 to 2.50, bringing the total time at school to 6hrs and 25 mins.

4. We have 4 lessons every 2 weeks of PE. We do a wide range of sports

5. We also study Spanish every day. Óla! ……rest we know.

(Credits: My Nephew 😊)

Now, what do you think? Yes, we were working hard, we were a multitasker, and still enjoying our lives. So, what happens to us when we grow up and start talking about “tension,” “pressure,” “I am not good,” “I wish I could be that person” …blah ...blah...blah and the list goes on.

What is the reason for this sudden shift? Why the child-version of ourselves, who was doing the same amount of work as our adult-version was so productive, dynamic, effective, and energetic. Any thoughts??? No worries, let us run down on our life and reflect that as we grow up, we start comparing ourselves with others. Why have I got only one thousand likes on my recent post on social media while my friend got two thousand? He or she is more intelligent, beautiful, rich, witty, and better THAN I am. I hope I do not need to give more examples on this because the underlying message must be settled by now. So, the mind of this adult version gets corrupted with this vicious circle of comparison. This is quite subtle in nature; we inadvertently land up here and gradually it becomes an important part of our daily thought process. Therefore, we first need to stop this on urgent basis and be mindful of this involuntary act. Everyone is a unique creation of God so let us keep this natural fabric of ownness. And always remember we are here for finite time and not for forever.