We don't always have to be like everyone else.

There is something to be said about being jealous of other people and feeling like you have to be like them. There are so many things in this world that we have to be jealous of. We are constantly jealous of peoples wealth and status, but what does that mean when it comes to measuring up?

I have always found that the more I see, the less I know. I have gotten to know people who have it all. A nice house, brand new cars, perfect degree and perfect job. They happened to get everything that they wanted in the world and yet they seem to only show that part of their life. Social media can really lessen your view on people's lives, even though it is supposed to do the opposite. We see what people want us to see, without the breakups and the loss that come with daily life.

In a perfect world, we only see what we want to see. I only want to see good things all the time, but when life has constantly thrown in my face that success is a one way street, it can be hard to handle. So one person is studying to become a doctor and the other person just barely started college and has some ideas to become a theater major. Of course, success is going to become the person and the occupation that makes the most money. Most people are guided only by that thought, which can be okay, but for most of us, that isn't enough and not always a guaranteed thing.

To me, measuring up to people isn't worth it. It isn't worth thinking that other people somehow have some influence on your life. That their success means your failure. It doesn't and it never has to unless you give it power. To be honest, more people I have noticed, have taken more interest in the person who has gotten the farthest at that time. But think about it, once you get to where you want to go, they will ignore that person and go praise you. It is a never ending cycle with no winner. No need to measure up to someone when you are going places.