Don’t Compare Yourself to Anyone
In life, comparing oneself to others can lead to profound sadness.
Don’t compare yourself with anyone in life; if you do, you will be the saddest person in the world. There is a story of an unhappy crow that I want to share with you. I hope this story is going to change your life.
So there was a crow; the problem with him was that he was black. He was unhappy because of his color, so he was crying.
Suddenly, a monk saw that the crow was crying. So the monk asked the crow “Why are you crying?” The crow said, “What to do if not cry? It's a life that I’m living; it’s a color, black. No one likes black; no one likes me. No one likes to have a crow as a pet. Did you see anyone having a crow as a pet? No one gives me food. I spend most of my time in the garbage. See, God made me a crow, so I hate my life.”
The monk said, “What do you want to become if you get another chance? I will make you anything; I will fulfill your wish.” The crow said, “If I get another chance, I would like to be a swan, a white swan. What a beautiful color, white, the symbol of peace. Okay, I will make you the swan,” the monk said. But before that, I want you to meet the swan once.
So the crow goes and meets this swan and says to the swan, “Wow, brother, what a color God gave you. You look amazing; you must be happy in life. Look how amazing you are and how happy you are.” The swan said, “Who told you I am happy?” The crow said, “Are you not?” “Not at all,” the swan said. “What’s bothering you?” The crow asked. “Is it a color, the white? Disgusting. No one likes white; white loses on the coffin. So you are not happy?” The crow questioned. “Not at all,” the swan said.
Now two of them came back to the monk, and the swan said, “Give me one chance.” The monk said, “What do you want to become?” Someone said, “Make me a parrot.
What a leaf! What a color combination—green and red! People like to have parrots as pets. Parrots can also talk, so make me a parrot,” the monk said. “I will, but before that, go to the parrot and meet him once.” Now the crow and swan were into the jungle and searching for a parrot, but they could not find one. After a lot of searching, they found a parrot and said to the parrot, “Wow, how amazing you are. What a color! What a leaf! Just amazing. People pay you; they give you a name. How happy you are in life! How amazing your life is.”
The parrot said, “Who told you that I am happy?” The swan said, “Are you not?” “Not at all,” the parrot said. “But what’s bothering you?” The crow and parrot said, “My problem is my color. Is green a beautiful color? It is the same as the jungle, the leaf, and the tree. See, you were searching for me for a long time, but you could not find me because of my color.” So now three of them came back to the monk and said, “Dear monk, give me a chance.” The monk said, “What do you want to become?” The parrot said, “The peacock. What an amazing bird! What a feather! What a color! When he dances, people take pictures of him.” The monk said, “I will make you all three of you whatever you want. But before that, can you please go to the peacock and meet him once?”
Now all of them ran and met the peacock and said, “Wow, peacock, what an amazing life that God gave you. When you open your feathers, people are staring at you. They take pictures of you. People wait for you to open up your feathers because they like you. They want to see you dancing. How happy you are, how amazing your life is.” And finally, the peacock said, “Who are you? Who told you that I’m happy? Do you have troubles too?” The crow said, “Peacock said there’s a lot of trouble there. What trouble do you have?” The parrot and crow said, “Peacock said, ‘Listen carefully. There is a sound; can you hear that?’” The parrot said, “Yes, what’s that sound? Listen to it carefully; can you hear that?” The crow and parrot said, “But what’s that?” The peacock said, “It’s a hunter; they kill peacocks. Every feather will be extracted one by one from my body and will be sold all over the world and to the market, and people will buy it, and they will use it to decorate their houses. Is it a life?
Why do you want to become a peacock?” The crow said, “So you are not happy?” The peacock said, “Not at all.” The crow said, “Then what should we become according to you? Who is the happiest animal in the world?
The peacock said to the crow, "You are the happiest animal in the world.” The crow said, “How am I? How can I be happy in the world?” The peacock said to the crow, Have you heard about the chicken burger? “Yes,” the crow said. “Have you heard about the chicken sandwich?” “Yes,” the crow said. “But have you heard about the crow burger or crow sandwich?” “No,” the crow said. “Did you see anyone selling a crow’s feather or meat?” “No,” the crow said. “Do you have any dangers?” “No.” “Does anyone hunt you?” “No.” “Do you have trouble with anyone?” “No.” “Does anyone have trouble with you?” “No.” “And who is living a great life, me or you? Who is the happiest boy in the world?” “It’s you, brother; it’s you.
We have no idea if we are going to wake up the next morning or not. So no matter who you are, where you are, how you look, or what you have, you are great. Never ever compare yourself with anyone in life. There is no one better than you. God has not created another person like you. You are unique. Believe it. What you are doing here is impacting the world. Thank you so much, guys, for reading this article. If you think that this story has inspired you,
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