Who says there has to be a prize? The journey is the prize. As a “side effect” of the journey of bettering yourself, you may become happier, financially better off, attract healthier people into your life, etc. The choice is yours and the possibilitiesa are endless! You may even become enlightened in some way.
It is interesting that you ask this question. One of these “gurus” (not really the correct word) recently said (I paraphrase) “women tend to want to discover themselves, men tend to want to create themselves”. It seems this might be a fundamental difference in the sexes.
I’m not sure exactly what you’re asking. From a seduction point of view, men that are comfortable in their own skin and have a direction in life are more attracive to women. If you mean should people feel bad about their own mediocrity, if they feel they’re truly being mediocre, they shouldn’t feel bad, but it should be a point of motivation to improve so they are no longer mediocre.
i had to hear you say this to understand my own confusion.
the vibe i caught on the post was one of “hurry and get your stuff together or you’ll miss the fun”. i guess i saw people who are comfortable in their lot genuinely happy. i also realized i have never been attracted to men with specific directions in life, a plan. that was my confusion. im the 1/2 % that would be clueless. okay, back to my hill…is that a banjo i hear? …p.s. by prize i meant incentive…
I feel comfort in the fact that I am overcoming mediocracy. That I am becoming something and somebody more than I am today. I know the future is brighter than today. You shouldn’t feel bad about the fact that you are mediocre, you should feel good about the fact that you will soon no longer be mediocre.
If you are content being mediocre, what do you have to look foreward to?
contentment in being mediocre is due to the fact that it isnt YOU that sees you as mediocre. no one walks around thinkin- woo hoo! im mediocre and im lovin’ it! others may be thinkin, wow how mediocre you are because you lack this or that… thats the difference.
my personal philosophy is that everyone truely IS equal…in all aspects…and the person that sees you as more-than is noticing skills in you that they themselves do not have, and those that see you as less-than dont see the particular skills (atributes) in you that turn them on/give them respect. thus in my own little banjoplayinginthebackground world, NO ONE is mediocre. then again, im not the one getting laid on this forum,lol.
…p.s. by prize i meant incentive…
thats the difference.