"Envying other people's lives is ignoring ones own purpose" is one of my favorite quotes. It just popped into my head one day and I remind myself of it when my mind wanders into "I'm not happy with my life" land. I don't believe it is wrong to admire the way someone lives their lives or what another person has. If it inspires you,I believe that person's life, whom you are admiring, has served a great purpose.
Life deals us our cards and we have to play it. Some people have better cards than others (so it seems) but what good does it to ourselves to continue to look at their cards and wish it was ours. The energy we waste on wishing we were someone else, wishing we had what someone else has and wishing we were born into a different life can be spent on making yourself a better person or making the things happen to get you to where you wish to be. You may have to work harder than some, but at the end of the day, everything we desire is worth working for; and as many believe, it is about the journey and not about the destination. Every single person has a journey to make and although some people's journey looks like they are strolling on a sandy beach, we never know what their inner struggles may be. Like the old quote says "never judge a book by its cover". Live YOUR life, enjoy YOUR journey and recognize YOUR purpose.
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