Growth...

You were never born the way you are today...you grew into what you are..when you look back at what you were even some 5 years ago...life looks like a complete twist...as we grow we add some and subtract some from our lives. But at times when the world compares growth with others.. it doesnt look fair.
The race of life doesnt start even...
Yes some would argue that we all started with the same body mind and soul...but what differed as we grew was our surroundings, our exposures our situations and hence our so called destiny. Not that i am a strong believer of destiny.

If we look back to our growth just as a comparative measure with others, then it is surely not fair..what needs to be learnt is the self growth compared to ourselves only.
At times people have to tackle years of struggle to reach just one small thing...which others in this sane world may have got in some seconds, which then makes it a growth factor for the former but it is not at all correct to measure him with the later.

Again some people tend to say.."i never grew in any field in last X years"...I disagree to that too..there is an element of comparision with the "other" when people say that.Each one of us grows in some or the other way in a given time, it may not be what you wanted to grow in...( i am not talking about biological growth here). Identifying where have we grown and where can this growth be applied for the benefit of our selves is surely something each one of us should take up.

Growth is an organic element that does not always follow fixed plans...life is equally organic ...you cannot strategize growth to the last pixel...but surely you could try and enhance the triggers, environments and exposures...

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