This world we live in is not a pie. When someone gets a piece of the world for themselves, it doesn’t take away from the piece you or I have.

Recently, I have been expanding my social footprint and have come to find a wonderful family of friends. I had stepped away from this scene months back in a stage of isolation and depression. It turns out I really needed the support I denied.

However, I have found that the common progression of the inner workings of social groups will always be toward division rather than unity. It is an ebb and flow and often, if you are not careful, you can fall through the cracks that form.

It sparked a question within myself. Why do we see others’ efforts as competition to our own? How is it that success of another can equal failure of your own? I am convinced it is because we see the world as finite, with only so much available to those who fight for it.

I don’t want to live in a world where my hard work, even if mirrored after another’s path, is considered theft.

I don’t want to live in a world where I have to choose to support this or that, but never both.

I usually am oblivious to the drama happening around me. It has put me in unforeseen circumstances too much. I see a person as having value just as the next person has value, and I have a hard time with the idea of prioritizing one over the other.

Maybe my way of thinking is too idealized, too utopian. You see, my idea of the world is more like banana pudding. Everyone has a different version, some have the exact same ingredients but get different reviews from different tasters. No spoonful is identical, and no portion is measurable. Some don’t care for it at all, and for some, it is heaven-like. (I even have a friend who is allergic to bananas).

Generally, there is enough to go around. And no one owns the market in banana pudding. It is always easy to make more.

If you have read my blog before, you know i don’t really try to make sense or rhyme or reason of the thoughts I ramble. I do want to impress upon others though, in this post, that comparison will always tear us down. And that comparison is something we create ourselves. It is not an action of another. It is our reaction to another.

So if you feel defeated, just remember the world is not a pie, and go make yourself some banana pudding and feel better!