The adjuration to be "normal" seems shockingly repellent to me; I see neither hope nor comfort in sinking to that low level. I think it is ignorance that makes people think of abnormality only with horror and allows them to remain undismayed at the proximity of "normal" to average and mediocre. For surely anyone who achieves anything is, a priori, abnormal.
Don__ hold back because you__e afraid of hurting someone else. If your best friend wants to be a cheerleader and you make the team but she doesn__, don__ feel guilty. If you end up earning more than your sister, it__ not a betrayal. Your success might be an inspiration for someone else, while limiting yourself to avoid upsetting the balance doesn__ help anyone. Equally, rather than being paralysed by jealousy when someone else is coming out on top, use it to spur you on to greater things. Some of our best achievements will be triggered by envy at seeing someone else fulfilling our secret ambitions.
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Don__ hold back because you__e afraid of hurting someone else. If your best friend wants to be a cheerleader and you make the team but she doesn__, don__ feel guilty. If you end up earning more than your sister, it__ not a betrayal. Your success might be an inspiration for someone else, while limiting yourself to avoid upsetting the balance doesn__ help anyone. Equally, rather than being paralysed by jealousy when someone else is coming out on top, use it to spur you on to greater things. Some of our best achievements will be triggered by envy at seeing someone else fulfilling our secret ambitions.
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