Be yourself, everyone else is already taken!!!

My friend watched a movie yesterday- 'Mein Madhuri Dixit Banana Chahti Hu' and it came through discussion, how many of us dream of being a person we envy the most? Guys want to be Sachin/Hritik/Aamir, girls want to be Sania/Aishwarya etc. But did Sachin wanted to be a brian lara? or Madhuri wanted to be Madhubala? No, as they had their ambitions in place, they followed their instincts and have reached today at such heights.
The point here is, admiring people and having some role model is a very good thing but why to think of becoming that person only? 


I wonder why people keep on comparing themselves with the other people. May be it's a human tendency to fall for such fruitless comparisons. Or since childhood, we are being told to see other people around and follow them. I remember during school time, my friend's mom used to tell her, "beta look at that guy, he does all his masti but still manages to come first in the class, learn something from him." and it started a phase of comparison for her, today as well when I meet her, I always find her envying someone. 


That's why I really admire this beautiful quote by Oscar Wilde : Be yourself, everyone else is already taken!!! There are so many things which we normally avoid even if we want to do them, just bcoz of the fear, what people may think if I do this. It's all about being true to yourself and doing what you actually want to do. We get this life once and no need to waste it aiming towards something which is not on our list. So just be confident, love yourself and live the life you love :)