You read correctly, I’m better than you. I think better than you, I like better music and movies than you, I’m smarter than you, and I’m funnier than you. Is that sincere sarcasm? Sort of. I honestly don’t believe I’m better than anyone, and if you have listened to the podcast and read the blog, you’d know that I’m pretty sure I’m not superior to anyone, but…a lot of people think they are. I don’t understand the concept of telling another person you are better than them or sharing advice without them asking to prove you’re smarter than them and well, maybe I’m just inept.
Image: photostock / FreeDigitalPhotos.netI understand the need for self confidence and self worth. Hell, I talk about that stuff all the time. Which may mean I’m better than you. Do you believe that when people tell you something or do something that tries to “prove” that they’re better than you? Okay, I’m not sure where I was going with the quotes, but how comfortable are with yourself when someone tries to prove their superiority. Now, I don’t know many people who do this, but I have encountered a few in my day. They flaunt their accomplishments, which is cool, because it’s something to be proud of, but to the point where it’s almost like they’re rubbing it in your face. That’s just annoying.
So how do you deal with someone who likes to show off? I’m not just talking about something tangible, like running fast or reciting pi to the 50th digit, I’m also referencing people who name drop, who accomplishment drop, not for the sake of a conversation, but just for the sake of bragging. IF you really feel you’re so much better, is it really necessary to advertise it to the world?
I guess I’m writing this all out because I miss modesty and humility, or maybe because I’m not proud of my own accomplishments enough. Maybe I should do more shout outs for the things that I achieve. For example. If I ever obtain fame and fortune, I’d keep it to myself unless someone asks. I feel like I don’t to share with everyone I meet that I’m famous and rich. Nobody really cares about that. Most people care about the person underneath the wealth and stardom. And just because I was “famous”, I would hope that if it ever came to that moment, I’d keep a level enough head to know that I don’t need to share my opinion with everyone because my voice is “so important”. It isn’t, I’m not superior to anyone. Why would I shove my ideas down the throats of others?
Just ranting a bit, listening to people on the news, on podcasts, and it makes me think of my own way of sharing my thoughts and my ideas. I guess part of my non-appeal is that I’m not controversial, I’m a guy who tries to see things from all sides, and I try to “brag” about much of a regular guy I am. So I don’t know. I just don’t understand what people are trying to accomplish by trying to show off or prove how much better they are than other other people. Is it so that people will have greater influence when they do say something? I don’t know. What are your thoughts and am I just again…crazy?
—adding a note, a day after posting…or later in the day, anwyay, the more I thought about my post, which I should have read over, the more I realize that this may actually have spawned from the whole occupy “insert name here” thing that’s been the rage these last few months. There are people technically better than us financially, and though they don’t outright flaunt it, people seem to feel that their involvement in the world is flaunt enough. I know it took me awhile to get to that realization, but it just shows that we never grow out of the, “I’m better than you, neener, neener, neener”, phase. Or at least hating those people.
