near the village of vishnupur there was a beautiful Forest where a small village was situated in this Village lived a young boy named ragav he was very hardworking and honest but one habit always kept him unhappy he constantly compared himself to others whenever he saw his friend Karan who was always the top student he thought I wish I were as smart as him whenever he saw his neighbor sidar who was very rich he thought I wish I had as much wealth as him even when he saw someone running fast he thought I wish I could
run that fast his life slowly started sinking into disappointment he couldn't focus on his studies and his interest in work was also decreasing he felt like he could never be as successful as those he constantly compared himself to one day a famous Saint came to the Village he was known for enlightening people about life's truths ragav heard that the saint was very wise so he went to him and shared his problem gurudev I work very hard but whenever I see someone better than me I feel sad I feel like I can never be like them
please help me get rid of this problem the saint smiled and said come to the oldest tree in in the village tomorrow morning you will find the answer to your question there Raga found this strange but he thought the saint must have said it for a reason early the next morning as the sun rose ragav reached the old tree in the village the saint was already there he said to Raga look carefully at this Forest what do you see ragav looked around and said guruda there are different kinds of trees here some are very tall
some are short some have lots of fruits While others don't the saint smiled and said now imagine if this mango tree started comparing itself to the coconut tree and complain that it is not as tall and what if the coconut tree complained that it doesn't bear sweet fruits like the mango tree would that make sense ragav replied no gurudev that would be foolish the saint asked okay then tell me how does this forest look to you ragav looked around and said very beautiful and balanced the saint smiled and said that is the greatest truth of
life just as every tree has its unique existence and purpose every human has their own journey and Destiny the mango tree is made to give sweet fruits while the coconut tree is built for height and strength their lives are different yet both are important ragav nodded but still had some doubts in his mind the saint took him near a pond many fish were swimming there the saint pointed to a bird and said if this fish started complaining that it cannot fly like the bird would that be fair ragab said not at all the fish is
made to swim in water and the bird is Made to Fly the saint said then why do you want to be like someone else your journey is your own you also have qualities that others don't after hearing this ragav had a moment of realization he understood that every person has unique strengths comparing ourselves to others only harms us after this ragav stopped comparing himself to others and started focusing on his own strengths and weakness es he realized that when he worked according to his own abilities he felt true satisfaction slowly his confidence returned and he
began to see his life from A New Perspective years later with his hard work ragav built a successful business he became the most inspiring person in the village whenever someone asked him the secret of his success he would simply smile and say never compare yourself to others if a fish tries to fly it will always fail but if it hones its swimming skills it can rule the entire ocean comparing yourself to others is like expecting the sun and the moon to shine at the same time both have their own place and both shine in their
own time focus on your own Journey recognize your strengths and create your own path to success
