Group #1
Want to feel smart?
Only befriend the mentally challenged.
Want to feel wealthy?
Only befriend the homeless.
Want to feel popular?
Only befriend the outcast.
Want to feel funny?
Only befriend the depressed.
Want improved vision?
Only befriend the blind.
Want improved hearing? Only befriend the deaf.
Group #2
Want to feel dumb?
Only hang out with Einstein.
Want to feel broke?
Befriend Bill Gates.
Want to feel unpopular? Offer to sign autographs at an event where your favorite celebrity is signing.
Want to feel boring? Only befriend adventure seekers and
passionate people.
Want to feel blind? Compare your eyesight to an eagle.
Want to feel deaf? Compare your hearing to an owl.
Okay, here’s the lesson.
Both groups are needed in your life.
While one group provides perspective (Group #1) the other group provides
possibility (Group #2). But the problem
with most people is that they only want to experience the feelings associated
with group #1, not realizing how group #2 keeps them growing. And growing requires that we sometimes have
to feel dumb, broke, unpopular, boring as well as know when to turn a blind eye
and deaf ear to criticism.
If your desire is to feel popular, rich, smart, and
successful all of the time, you can easily do so by choosing to only associate with people
whose talents and social status in life will always be inferior to
your social status and talents.
OR………………
If your desire is to develop yourself and take your life to
a new level, be willing to play the role of the dumbest person in the
room! Be willing to let your “social
status” guard down and become a student of life as well as a student of those who have reached levels you haven't.
People who truly live never stop learning
about themselves and the world. Nothing
is more enriching than seeking knowledge today that you didn’t know yesterday –
to live in wonder of the world instead of just wondering through the world!
“Isn't it sad to go to your grave without ever wondering why you were
born? Who, with such a thought, would not spring from bed, eager to resume
discovering the world and rejoicing to be part of it?” -Richard Dawkins
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