I agree with this quote. It should not matter if you are better than the person standing next to you as long as you are your best self. Some people compare themselves to others but everyone is different. For example if someone lost 20 lbs and you tried your hardest to loose 10lbs and you are satisfied, that is an accomplishment. To be a better person in oneself can be a different better person to another.
I completely agree with you for this blog Ally!! I have very similar thoughts about how to interpret the quote. This quote can relate to almost everyone and I feel as if people should read this quote daily to remind themselves that being better than people doesn't make you happy or a better person. You can try and try and try to be the best person in the world but you will never be completely satisfied with yourself in the end because you might not be the person you wanted to be. Being better than yourself is all that matters. If you want to be better than someone your best chance is to be a better you. For example playing sports. You should be competing with yourself to work harder than you did the last game instead of focusing on beating someone down the field or scoring the most points. This quote basically means that trying to be better than someone else isn't going to do any good for anyone, whereas trying to be better than yourself can really benefit you personally in the long run.
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