Me, Me, Me!

A realisation...

Its true that whenever we see a fellow person who is extremely beautiful, confident or has a particular talent we admire, we nearly always want it for ourselves. Am I right? We read someone's excellent piece of writing and become envious of their ability, why can't I be as good as them? Why don't I look like that? Why can't I do that?

I'm not even going to try and pretend like I don't think like that because we all do it, all the time. I feel like its been ingrained in us, probably from birth, to want every good thing in the world to come from us. 

Why is it that when we look at a beautiful person we don't think wow, isn't it incredible that someone so attractive is in the world, like a piece of art to be captivated by, and I have the opportunity to witness it? Why is it that when someone does exceptionally well in the science test you barely passed you don't think its great that that person is going to go on one day and make incredible discoveries in the line of science, and may even improve our world? Why is it that when we hear someone with a stunning singing voice who can reach notes far surpassing our range, we don't sit back and enjoy the way their voice makes us feel and be grateful for such a gift being brought into the world?

More often than not we don't see the magic in these people's abilities because we want them for ourselves. We become envious and even can come to dislike the person. Another interesting example is the idea of unrequited love. You love someone, they don't love you back and instead of being delighted that there is someone on earth who can make you feel such a remarkable feeling, who is very near perfection in your eyes, we're really upset because we don't have them for ourselves.

I've never met a person who hasn't had something beautiful to give to the world, not one. We truly are all different. I can't fully understand the concept of "identical" which is a fabulous by product of being human. Where did the idea of "me" come from and why do we feel it so strongly? Praise seeking and craving love and attention could be it, the whole idea of survival of the fittest from evolution or taking a Freudian approach it could just be mysteriously built in our egos.

I don't have all the answers, just a desire to really appreciate beauty in all forms, to look at someone's talent with awe and gratitude, not jealousy and bitterness.This thought has been a muse of mine and I want it to be a muse of yours. Maybe you'll realise the secret, maybe you'll make a breakthrough. 

Good luck!

Love, 

Rachel! :)