The Rose And The Toad
Once upon a time there was a very beautiful and beautiful red rose. How wonderful to know that it was the most beautiful rose in the garden. However, she realized that people saw her from afar.
One day she realized that there was always a big dark toad next to her and that was why no one came to see her up close. Indignant at the discovery, I order the toad to leave immediately. The very obedient toad said: “Okay, if you want it that way.”
A short time later the toad passed by where the rose was and was surprised to see the rose completely withered, without leaves and without petals. He said then: “Well, I see you very bad. What happened?”. The rose answered: “Since you left, the ants have eaten me day by day, and I could never be the same again.” The toad only replied, “Of course, when I was here I ate those ants and that’s why you were always the most beautiful in the garden.”
Moral:
Many times we despise others for believing that we are more than them, more beautiful or simply that they do not “serve” us at all. We all have something special to do, something to learn from others or something to teach, and no one should look down on anyone. It is not going to be that that person does us a good of which we are not even aware.
Traditionally, society has been divided into classes, so that belonging to one or another socioeconomic status gave rise to feeling superior or inferior to other people. The truth is that, although looking over one’s shoulder at someone is quite common even today, we must try to feel equal and of the same value as others, neither more nor less.
Knowing and enhancing our value is important to feel good, balanced and relate in a healthy way. We are neither more nor less than others. The feeling of superiority is a burden of the same magnitude as the feeling of inferiority. These complexes are the hallmark of the insecure.
To despise someone for believing themselves superior is a sign of an inflated self-esteem based on inconsistencies with oneself. It is a way of overcompensating the affliction that self-perceived deficiencies produce by highlighting those qualities in which one excels or is believed to excel.
These people are characterized by the fact of believing themselves perfect, being rigid in their convictions, getting angry easily, being emotionally unstable, being liars (since they want to maintain a false image of themselves), being very competitive and surrounding themselves with people of lower status, intelligence or ability, because in this way they exalt themselves. As a consequence of this, they adopt arrogant and arrogant attitudes, such as that of the rose with the toad.
In fact, we could say that the superiority complex is the sequel to a poorly resolved inferiority complex ; in addition, they are usually presented by the same people in different circumstances. We see that this is quite obvious, a person who perceives himself inferior in some aspect does not have the need to proclaim himself superior, if in something or for something he is skillful and valuable, reality shows it in the appropriate way.
It is especially important to contemplate this because we all absolutely have a job to do in this life for others. What we do not learn with our neighbor we will never learn with anyone because each one, in their individuality, is unique and indispensable.
For all this, it is better to be a toad and contemplate our surroundings doing our work, being calm with ourselves, facilitating and enjoying our life and that of others . To be beautiful or not to be, like the rose, depends to a great extent on what we contribute and let others contribute to us.
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