NAVO

                                                                         For you were once a mustard seed that needed constant planting and sowing to reap.  You needed extra care and comfort  to have the courage to even step out of what you were once used to,  But now it's no more than an unknown place,  forgotten and lost.  Like the holocaust. Do you know that your words have bruised me?  That because of you I wear bulletproof vests now  to shield me from your words that you disguise as a gun. I was exhausted and drained from my own inner demons.  Fragile but not completely shattered .  I was vulnerable but not completely broken .  But the question is how were you "not completely " broken or shattered?  How were u "almost" holding on? Who was holding you? For I saw darkness and he shined his light on me.  I was exhausted and he breathed life into me.  I was confused and all over the place like a rub-ix cube.  Just

                                The quote above is said by Cassandra Lokko. I have always been guilty of this, I used to compare myself to others for everything. Exam scores, looks, ability, etc.  It's normal. Sometimes you can't help it, it just happens naturally , especially when you are surrounded by talented people or friends who YOU feel are way smarter than you. The education system and the society we live in today, encourages healthy competition so you work harder, because it's true, jobs are getting harder to obtain these days, therefore people expect you to be the best of the best. So it's natural, you can't help but compare yourself to others sometimes. But that doesn't mean it's always good to do that. I've had many experiences of comparing myself to others and I honestly still fall into that trap. I've realized that sometimes it may encourage you to work even harder but most times, I've ended up feeling even more discouraged