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Thanks so much for your responses! I'm surprised there aren't more people here who feel the same way I do. Guess I'm a freak. I have two main responses to the points made in previous posts.
First, it seems that one common thought here is that comparison can be a bad thing. I think that there is such as thing as constructive comparison, where we compare ourselves to others and try to improve constantly. It's a positive thing. The problem with some of us is that we simply go overboard with our comparisons and feel inadequate when we don't measure up to others.
Secondly, and more importantly, it seems that a lot of your arguments here are very logical and rhetorical. Basically, you're advising people like me to NOT compare ourselves to others for a number of reasons, or to disregard my comparisons as unimportant. The problem with these arguments is that the human heart ISN'T necessarily logical. We tend to automatically FEEL one way or the other about what we see and have little control over our visceral response to seeing someone who excels in so many areas. Any suggestions on how to change this gut response or force myself to logically disregard it?
Thanks guys! Great discussion.
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