Is wishing that this or that of others' nature/qualities/abilities were mine wrong? Perhaps it is not a sense of being different only, but also a fear and half-belief that I am worthless and undesirable. There is a constant expectation that others always find others more appealing. Then everybody becomes more appealing, on this view. =P Does it help when one knows oneself? and thus what is not self, and beyond self? I think it keeps one's aspirations within the realm of sensible, does it not? To prevent one from placing too great an importance on the unobtainable through simple ignorance of its being unobtainable. And thus learn to be content and responsible of one's portion? To ask for more than is given is simply non-sensical.

"We compete with our rivals in some contest, with our rivals in love - in a word, with those who seek the same thing as we seek, so these persons above all must be the ones whom we envy. And hence the saying: And potter against potter."
(Aristotle)

posted by Graciana@Home at 12:48 pm