The Leading Role

You will save yourself a world of heartache and misery by not having too much pride. The person who always tries to outshine others, who must have the best and brightest of everything, the one who is always bragging and boasting and comparing themself to others, will always end up frustrated and unhappy. Better to let others take the center stage, help them, build them up, but never compare yourself to them. In the end, you will be rewarded by having more self confidence and quiet humility because you put the focus on someone else. The one who insists on focusing on self will never know such joy. Their reward has already been given---and will just as soon be taken away--- by the judgement of their own eyes.