Stop Comparing Yourself

I spent the first 28 years of my life in Mexico before moving to the United States, where I've lived for the past seven years. During my time in Mexico, I often found myself captivated by the idea of living in the US. It appeared, from a distance, as a perfect land where dreams came true. As a place where all rules were respected by their citizens, were businesses were efficient and where corruption didn’t stain the government.

However, as I stand in the present, I can't help but reflect on the striking similarity between both countries.

The thing is that both nations are inhabited by the same species: humans. Irrespective of geographical borders, human behavior remains surprisingly consistent. Government institutions operate with outdated technology, telecommunication companies have awful customer service, political parties are always ‘throwing dirt’ at each other, people complain about the weather all the time, there’s trash on the highways, construction contractors miss their due dates, and so on.