In industry, they have a process call "benchmarking," where a competitor's product is compared with the product of the home company. Specs and technology are compared to see how they rate with the other guy. The reason is to keep up with the competition, and maybe learn something new to better them.
Unfortunately, we do the same thing ourselves: compare one another to see how successful, better looking, how many degrees, more money, you name the benchmark. Instead of appreciating the differences of others, we take superficial factors and see how they stack against others. More often than not, it is to make us look better, and almost take a perverse pleasure in seeing someone's downfall to make our self image better.
Maybe we can become better, and not just look better, by lifting others up that need it.
Unfortunately, we do the same thing ourselves: compare one another to see how successful, better looking, how many degrees, more money, you name the benchmark. Instead of appreciating the differences of others, we take superficial factors and see how they stack against others. More often than not, it is to make us look better, and almost take a perverse pleasure in seeing someone's downfall to make our self image better.
Maybe we can become better, and not just look better, by lifting others up that need it.
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