We're Even
The older I get, the more I realize... those people I thought were so mature and organized and put together and successful? They're still (sometimes) just as immature, unhappy, and clueless as me and so many other people. Those people I thought were so high and mighty and powerful... they're really not. They're just people.
We're all just people, people!
But maybe that depends on who you ask, and what you deem successful, mature or powerful. Being incredibly wealthy may mean you're financially successful, but it doesn't necessarily mean your life is a success. Take a step back from someone with millions and you might see a broken family, a personal struggle or addiction, or any number of things that could taint what looks like an ideal life from the outside. Influential people... those in a high position in business, politics, sports, etc... they're not all honest, they're not all who they appear to be. In fact, I'd venture to say almost none of us are who we appear to be, for better or worse. We paint pictures, subconsciously, of the person we think we are, or who we want to be. But it's not really us. In a world so obsessed with appearance, it's tough to be genuine.
This realization that we're all on a level is enlightening. When you're young, you look up to adults, celebrities, athletes, and anyone with a title as someone important and amazing. Wow, I want to be like that person. And you never feel like you're good enough: not even close. It takes a while to realize we all have it in us; fear, insecurity, pride, bad habits, the want... the need to be accepted, and wanted. It's what leads us to make life-changing decisions, and they're not always good ones.
Sure, we're partially (maybe unfairly) defined by skills and abilities and talents that make us unique. But our self-worth? It's no less and no more than another. I can personally say there are people who mean an awful lot to me, and they certainly mean much more to me than someone I've never met before. But deep down, on a level we can't see with our human eyes or feel with our human emotions? We're even.
We're all just people, people!
But maybe that depends on who you ask, and what you deem successful, mature or powerful. Being incredibly wealthy may mean you're financially successful, but it doesn't necessarily mean your life is a success. Take a step back from someone with millions and you might see a broken family, a personal struggle or addiction, or any number of things that could taint what looks like an ideal life from the outside. Influential people... those in a high position in business, politics, sports, etc... they're not all honest, they're not all who they appear to be. In fact, I'd venture to say almost none of us are who we appear to be, for better or worse. We paint pictures, subconsciously, of the person we think we are, or who we want to be. But it's not really us. In a world so obsessed with appearance, it's tough to be genuine.
This realization that we're all on a level is enlightening. When you're young, you look up to adults, celebrities, athletes, and anyone with a title as someone important and amazing. Wow, I want to be like that person. And you never feel like you're good enough: not even close. It takes a while to realize we all have it in us; fear, insecurity, pride, bad habits, the want... the need to be accepted, and wanted. It's what leads us to make life-changing decisions, and they're not always good ones.
Sure, we're partially (maybe unfairly) defined by skills and abilities and talents that make us unique. But our self-worth? It's no less and no more than another. I can personally say there are people who mean an awful lot to me, and they certainly mean much more to me than someone I've never met before. But deep down, on a level we can't see with our human eyes or feel with our human emotions? We're even.
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