[00:02] know, if you're going to compare yourself, you need to compare yourself to someone who lived your life, went through all the same circumstances you went through, was born at the same hour as you, went through all the problems you went through, even the good things happened to them at the same time. Is it possible for
[00:17] someone else to have experienced all of that? Of course not. And that's the point: you can't compare yourself to anyone but yourself. If I asked you, "Is this mug small or big?" what's the first thing that might come to your mind? Small, right? You know why? You felt that the person asking was
[00:40] the size of your body. So let me ask you the question in a different way: which of these two is bigger, the mug or the key? mug or the key? Of course, it's very obvious that the mug is bigger than the key. Why?
[00:53] Because you compared the size of the mug to the size of the key, but the question remains, is it even normal to compare the mug to the key? Often, we compare things that are completely unrelated. For example, if we look at a key, is it even logical to
[01:07] compare its size to a mug? A key is small because its size is proportionate to its function. It's made of a specific material so we can use it to open a door, so open a door, so
[01:23] material are perfectly suited for using it to drink something. If you look at a mug, you'll find a million things smaller than it, and if you look at a key, you'll find a million things bigger than it. So, the idea of ​​comparison is illogical.
[01:37] In short, a mug can't be a key, and a key can't be a mug. The same applies to us. Often, subconsciously or even consciously, we compare ourselves to others.  We compare our lives to those around us, our achievements to theirs, our lifestyle to theirs.
[01:53] our lives to those around us, our achievements to theirs, our lifestyle to theirs. compare them to our own. What happens is that when you do this, you find yourself unable to enjoy your own accomplishments. You might have achieved good things, worked hard, and made your life easier, and your
[02:07] achievements might be simple and natural, but you find yourself unable to appreciate them. You always live your whole life in the "you want" zone, feeling pressured, as if someone is chasing you, telling you to get things done, achieve more, even though no one is. This is your life, and
[02:22] even if your achievements are small, you should accept them. But you're always living in the pressure zone, and even if you achieve things, you still feel like you want more. You'll find that God Almighty responds to you with a response that cools your pain and comforts your heart, saying, "In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful, do not wish for what
[02:37] God has bestowed upon you."  This means that God Almighty is telling you not to compare yourself to others, not to wish to live someone else's life, because, in short, you don't know what God has given you in return. What has He taken away in return? You don't know.
[02:51] You only see what you lack. Let's take social media as an example. You might see people on social media driving fancy cars and doing many things you wish you could do. But all
[03:05] you see on social media is an hour or two of their lives. You know nothing about the other 22 hours. That's why God told us clearly and explicitly: don't look at what you have. Don't compare yourself to anyone. If you're going to compare yourself, you need to compare yourself to someone who has
[03:18] lived your life and gone through the same things.  The circumstances you went through in life, he was born at the same hour as you, he went through all the problems you went through in your life, even the good things happened to him at the same time. Is it possible for someone to have experienced this?  Of course, it's impossible, and that's the point:
[03:33] you can't compare yourself to anyone but yourself. God Almighty didn't create you as a copy of someone else; He created you. The greatest injustice you can do to yourself is to compare yourself to someone else. So, from now on, take the step and don't compare yourself to anyone but yourself.