Last update: 24 March, 2022
Thinking that each of us can become perfect is an illusion that will never come true. We are all eager to do things right and to be comfortable with what we do, but on this path we can get lost in the idea of ​​being superior to others, introducing ourselves into the spiral of resentment and jealousy.
Comparing ourselves to others is useless. Each of us has lived and experienced different situations, feelings and thoughts. Precisely for this reason, any comparison is useless.
How far would you be able to go so as not to feel inferior to others? How do you cope with changes in your life? Do you cultivate flexibility or, conversely, rigidity dominates your days?
When changes occur in our lives, whether they are in the workplace, social or personal, we must be flexible enough to be able to adapt, without forgetting ourselves. Otherwise, the consequences can be terrible, as happens to the protagonist of our short film.
When inferiority makes its appearance in our life
It may happen that at some point during our life we ​​feel "inferior" to the people around us. Maybe because a hurricane of change has occurred or simply because we realize that someone else has great dexterity in certain activities in which we considered ourselves "good".
This is what happens to the little robot protagonist of our short film, who fulfills his mission accustomed to a daily routine, in which he feels at ease and happy. However, suddenly, this situation is interrupted by the arrival of a new colleague, much faster. As a result, our protagonist enters a spiral of jealousy and resentment… What happened to him?
"Nobody can make us feel inferior without our consent."
-Eleanor Roosevelt-
When we compare ourselves to others and consider ourselves "inferior" or "worse", we begin to lose faith in our skills and abilities, thus generating a complete distrust of ourselves, which affects our self-esteem.
Faced with this situation, experienced as a threat, the consequences can vary. We can reach such a state of vulnerability that we no longer feel able to do anything, which leads to immobility and self-loathing.
However, we may also wish to surpass ourselves, continuing to evolve so as not to fall. The problem comes when we don't use our energy to bring out the best in ourselves, but instead direct it towards destruction. of what the people around us have accomplished by boycotting their work, attitudes or relationships.
Moved by envy, resentment and jealousy, rather than looking for ways to improve ourselves, we focus on destroying what others have or do so that we feel superior. Definitely, we direct our commitment outward, instead of looking within ourselves.
In this way, we make others responsible for our unhappiness or our feeling of inferiority, when in reality they are just perceptions that we have built ourselves, just as happens to the little robot.
Avoid breaking up by trying to be flexible
Trapped or not in misery, along with resentment and jealousy, the only option left is to learn to be flexible in order to adapt. Accepting a new situation or the fact that other people have better skills than ours is the beginning of change.
The alternative is to make yourself responsible for what you feel, with the awareness that it is we who consider ourselves "inferior", "better" or "worse". We create the filter ourselves and then act accordingly, affecting our level of self-esteem.
"If you decide to be flexible, you will lift an enormous burden on seeing that nothing is predetermined and that you can be the ultimate judge of your conduct."
-Walter Rice-
Feeling jealous or resentful, thinking that they can supplant and overcome us is a construct that arises from our insecurity. It is we who sometimes approach others as our enemies, starting a struggle made up of suffering and malaise for the desire to replace them.
This is what happens to the little robot protagonist of our short film. Dominated by his insecurity, he transforms a collaborative situation into a competition, the result of rigidity and moved by resentment and jealousy, which will lead him to his own destruction.
Remember that you are inferior to others only if you consider yourself or if you allow them to consider you as such. Competing to destroy is not a good path to happiness, while collaboration and flexibility for improvement are the safest options to avoid falling apart.
