.:. Comparative competitive .:.
这是因为你,但不是为了你.
TV, a technology we are so dependent on, either for entertainment or knowledge purposes. It is now so widely used, so apparent in our lives that we've taken it for granted. Many of us believe that we make the programmes show what we want, what we wrote on the scripts, what the actors chose to portray through their actting. But even more has failed to realise that the screen is meerly a reflection of ourselves, how we live our lives, a mirror to be said.
Of the thousand and one shows on 24/7, there's the Reality tv series...ironically. It was a stroke of "genius", to actually portray people's actions and reactions in real live. And from an extension of this come the competitive reality tv, contests held on the wire for the masses to see, and sometimes to choose the winner. Examples range from the never ending American Idol series, to Britain's got talent, Project runway, and now a new one called Master Chef.
In essence, these are all shows where participants are pit against one another, in the ultimate pursuit of fame/glory. They try to outdo each other, using whatever skills they have. Showing off thir talents, scheming their way through or what not. And in that very meaning, it shows how modern society has become. How Comparative competitve we've becomed.
It's a portrayal of comaparing to survive, comparng so that you are pit aginst the better of the crowd and that you can learn to beat the top. And this is very much so in our lives now. And do not be mistaken, it dosen't apply to only the adults in the cold hard offices of the working district. Where it is thought to be work only and any other forms of social contact is just purely for...contact's sake.
Ever since we were younglings, we start to compare against one another. We take the smallest of our possesions as prized, counting the number of sweets we are given in order to be treated fairly. When we're teens, our outwardly flashy appearances is a stark showcase of how we wish to outdo one another, to put our best up for others to see. Growing up into teens, we take on the very definition of competitive. We all strive to look pretty or handsome, either by buying the branded prettiest clothes or buy desperately working out. It's all in a bid to be the most beautiful or handsome person in campus.
This never ending cycle of comparison has become so ingrained in us, so apparent, that it has become a norm. We don't take a bother to go and think about it, and just act accordingly to the tide of things. People compare with us, so we do the same. A rule to survive if some might say.
But stepping back, it allows one to actually think about the meaning of all these, the failure of the system of comparison itself. Many a times, we use this phrase "comparing with someone". But that itself is a wrong. Nobody compares him/herself with only one other person.
Easily from a teen's point of view, there's already so amny examples. We compare in school to see who's the brightest of the lot. Outside we compare to see who's the best looking. Girls dress up to see who's prettier, guy's definition on the other hand is who's buff-est. Even technology wise we also want to compare, see who has the latest gadget on the market as a symbol of coolness.
You might think that these are actually comparing with someone, but actually it's not. It's comparing with some'ones'. We think we are comparing one against one, just that its on different aspects, but we're just comparing ourselves with the whole world. In the end, we'll just keep on finding people who are better than us to compare with, and the circle never completes itself. We'll never be satisfied with ourselves, and just to keep comparing.
Yes comparing with other's, and being better than them is a measure of success. But if this is the definition of success, and we're the one's who set it, why not we let being the best of ourselves be the success.
Be satisfied with ourselves. Learn that you are who you are. Pitting yourself against others and molding yourself in their image simply makes you into them, no longer you. Just be yourself. Must we all strive to be the best of the lot, the prettiest of the flock to seek acceptance. What's wrong with just being yourself. Eventually you'll be the "In" crowd by changing yourself, but can you yourself accept who you are then?
And in the saddest moment...being ourselves is a measure of success.
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