Number of people breathe
around you, everyone possesses some or the other skill which they are good at.
But they get drowned in the jealousy if they see anyone doing better than them.
Dhiraj was an architecture
student studying in one of the top universities of the state. Good at his
brains, skilled at his artwork, the qualities in Dhiraj completely fitted in
the demands of skills required in the field he chose. 1st year of
his college was smooth as silk; he passed it with distinction.
College life! Strangers
become friends and he too earned the gift by succeeding his step towards 2nd
year. His friend circle was a pack of people; each one had a spark within,
apart from technical knowledge. One was good at photography, other was good at
singing. Everyone was bestowed with gifts. Dhiraj was no different. He had the
talent of sketching. He could sketch any portrait, any substance. If he was
told to sketch of a city area, he had the talent to copy the picture of that
and paste it in canvas by his only weapon, a pencil.
Good or bad, we have to
accept that it is human nature, one never gets satisfied by what he/she has.
This truth attacked Dhiraj and the aftermath was jealousy. Jealous of his
friends. Was the gleed in him good enough? Could the ill-feel winnow him from
his friends?
He was totally unaware that
he would later have to indemnify on the path he was travelling. Counting less
of his blessings, he started counting his flaws. Well, this is not less than
common among today’s youth. The seed of jealousy was taking the shape of a
tree. His friends earned appraisals from the society. He, busy with his fire of
envies did not exhibit his own talent often. He had the opportunity to make his
life remunerative but he pulled himself down.
Yeah, competition can build
some people but also can destroy other! Gradually, his cordial eyes towards his
circle turned to eyes of hostility. It was the time in his life where he needed
to realize he was travelling on the wrong side and may meet an accident. The
inevitable truth soon hit his doorsteps. He experienced failure in his studies.
Moreover, the parasite inside him ate
up his talent; when he practiced sketching, he made mistakes that frustrated
him which resulted in him tearing his work. What a waste of talent he suffered
just because of jealousy and competition!
Many minds today get
depressed, leave their field of interest and even commit suicide. They are
killed by the competition they face. Students must not take competition that
seriously, unfortunately it is our society which stuffs the trash in a
student’s mind. ‘Oh look, the neighbor’s son is good at this. The uncle’s
daughter is skookum at that’. By this, the person starts feeling low and looks
the other person in jealousy, which later yields a bad, really bad result.
One must know that everyone
has the spark. Never dull the sparkle in yourself. The society has to
understand that people must be appreciated for who they are, not for who they
are not. Competition will only help one to be better than others, but it won’t
teach any lesson to a person.
Instead, let us keep our eyes
straight towards our aim. We know what we are good at. Why not focus on
ourselves than on others! Raise yourself. Self-belief is the pair of wings that
can lift you up while competition and jealousy are the forces that can push you
down. You have to decide on which you need to focus more!
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