We find that in many modern societies, there appears to be a constant desire for individuals to compare themselves to others, and when they find themselves wanting, it irritates them, and makes them to feel smaller than the other. On the other hand, even for those that feel that they are truly in the catbird seat, the problem that they often have is their concern that this may not be the way that things will always be; in addition to the inconvenient fact that those in even the most superior of positions, can seemingly always find someone else that is doing even better than them and that annoys them to no end.
In this life, we have got to recognize that either we are each individuals, wholly unique and thereby different from the other, or that we are in our essence, the very same as the other, in the sense that we are all equally created and thereby equally entitled to all the fruits of the immortal realm that we are an integral part of. That is to say, we are part of the cosmic whole, which does not differentiate between anyone, because what we are at the present time is a material representation necessary for our incarnation upon earth, but at our core, we are the timeless soul, without a beginning and without an end.
The problem with this planet for so many people is that they perceive what it represents as being a competition, and thus, because they are competitive with an ego, they are determined therefore to do their best to win the competition. While we are entitled to see life in that sort of prism, it is far better to see life in this world as an exercise in collaboration, in addition to our inherent obligation to help make society and those that we interact with better because of our active and good participation.
Indeed, those that just can’t seem to picture life outside of their physical body as well as the mind that they think with, have entrapped themselves into a domain, that thus seems to necessitate an endless drive to compare and to compete with the other, and while on the one hand, this can be beneficial in the sense that it pushes us to be more accomplished, it does though have a strong tendency to make us to be more selfish, self-centered, and driven by greed. This is why we need to take the time to understand better the purpose of our being here, which is to test ourselves in the cauldron of life, in which we will prove not only to ourself but to others, then when tempted, we did not give into that temptation; and when provided with the opportunity to do right by those that we interact with, we not only did not let those people down, but we actively did our good part to help those that needed our aid, especially in consideration that this thus proves our mettle, when such needed to be proved to thereby demonstrate our good character, and therefore have earned our way back into the only sanctuary worth winning.