05/03/2026
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Every now and again a post comes up that is so apt, make yourself the best you., when your the best you, it only has to be the best you at that very moment, some days it’s good some days it’s not, but that is the best you at that very moment!!! Remember that, the best YOU!!!!
A young monk sighed,
“Master, I feel unhappy whenever I see others doing better than me.”
The Master led him to a garden.
Two trees stood side by side—one tall and slender, the other short and wide.
“Tell me,” the Master asked, “which tree is more beautiful?”
The monk hesitated.
“They’re different… but both look perfect where they are.”
The Master smiled.
“Then why don’t they envy each other?”
The monk frowned, then replied,
“Because the pine does not try to be a cherry tree, and the cherry does not try to be a pine.”
The Master nodded.
“Exactly. The sun shines on both. The rain falls on both. Each grows in its own way.”
“Your suffering does not come from being less,” he continued,
“but from forgetting that your path is yours alone.”
The monk looked at the trees again.
For the first time, he smiled — free from comparison.
A flower does not compete with the one beside it.
It simply blooms.
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Moral:
Suffering begins the moment we measure our lives against someone else’s. When we compare, we stop seeing our own growth, our own timing, and our quiet victories. Every soul is shaped by different seasons, different lessons, and different purposes. What blooms early may fade sooner; what grows slowly may stand strong for a lifetime.
Fulfillment does not come from outshining others, but from standing rooted in who you are. When you accept your nature instead of resisting it, peace follows. Life does not ask you to become someone else — it asks you to become fully yourself.
Like flowers in the same garden, we share the same sun and rain, yet we bloom differently. And that difference is not a flaw — it is the design. 🌼
