Sunday 27 March 2016

Advantages of comparing with others

Advantages of comparing with others:

Yes , comparing with others is an advantage. It’s a human nature to compare with others.From our childhood onwards comparing with others has become our tendency.Our father and mother were inseparable in flourish this nature.

In our childhood our parents compared with our friends how ‘good’ and decent they are.
So , unconsciously we have developed negative in comparing with others.All will say comparing is not good.Can we  turn this with positive outlook.

Comparison is two types.Downward comparison and upward comparison.
Now let’s see how ‘advantage’ in comparing with others:
Downward comparison and advantages:
Comparing with others who are less skilled or less fortune than you.
1) It helps you to have ‘gratitude’ in your life. (Be thankful to God what he has given to you)
2) You will get inner peace.  (Compare with those who didn’t have peace even though they are millionaires)
3) Health is wealth.Compare with those who frequently hospitalized. Health is equivalent to wealth.
4) You are having freedom. (Compare with those who didn’t have this)
5) You are having family attachment.Compare with those poor orphans.
6) Un necessary competence won’t be there.
7) You won’t get insecurity feeling.
8) You will learn how to love yourself.
9) To get self-esteem.
10) To feel better.


And many more that you can compare to get gratitude.

Upward comparison and advantages:

We compare with others who we feel better than us.

When we are observing ‘the better’ one’s means we are looking for positive in our own lives.

1) It helps to focus on our abilities to improve in reaching goals.
2) It will be great motivation factor .
3) Keep it as a benchmark to achieve your wants.
4) To convert your wish into high intensive desire.
5) To raise your hope.
6) To increase your confidence level.
7) To believe in yourself.
8) To recognise where you are lacking and to know ways to improve those.
9) To get inspiration.
10) To achieve more targets in our life.
11) To get disciplined life.
12) To realise your own life purpose.

All in all compare with others not to get disappointment or not to get envy.But to improve your own not enough of something.Feel happy what you have.




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