Wish You Could Be Someone Else?

It happens to all of us, especially when we are younger and admire older role models. We begin to compare ourselves to other people, and at times, we wish we were more like them. It certainly happened to me. But the Yogis understand there's no point in dwelling on such thoughts because, obviously, you can’t be someone else.

No matter how humble your position may be—no matter how challenging your circumstances may be—no matter how limited your educational advantages may be—you would still not trade your 'I' with the most fortunate, wisest, richest, and highest man or woman in the world.

You may doubt this, but if you take a moment to reflect, you'll see that when you say you 'would like to be' this person or that, you really mean that you'd like to possess their level of intelligence, power, wealth, position, material possessions, or what not. What you desire is something that is theirs or to exchange roles, not to become them outright.