Even before the advent of social media, society has always managed to keep us pissed off. Don't most of our problems exist because we care about what people think or because we compare our lives with theirs? Many of us would deny this because our ego doesn't agree with this idea. We feel hurt while looking at people buying big cars and bungalows, going on trips every other month, getting married to their loved ones, having a happy family, or in short, living a beautiful life. We don't want to feel so, but we do. We think that they have a successful life, and we don't, and then came social media to worsen this situation. On seeing the perfect posts of different people on social media, we start feeling envious of them, even when we barely know them, just because their lives look like a dream that we want to live. Social media, more than motivating us, has given rise to negativity because it makes us think about our failures, about the situations that cannot be changed, and about how cruel life has been to us and not to others. It makes us feel like we are the only ones who are suffering, which is not true actually. Understanding that since we are living on earth, none of us can be free of challenges and troubles, can be our saviour. Problems can be different but every single person on this planet is fighting. Yes, we are not alone. We are all in the same boat. We all know that comparison is cancerous, but, at the same time, it's not easy to stop comparing your life with others. You just can't give your mind a command to stop doing it. The only way to overcome this unhealthy comparison is to realise that the world is full of unbearable sufferings. Samuel Beckett once said, "You are on earth. There is no cure for that." We are born to endure, fight, and overcome our difficulties in our own ways, and if we want to survive, we must love, accept, appreciate, and help.
—Amrit Versha
