One of Buddha's 4 temptations was to get the approval of others.
What if in our culture, approval was seen as a temptation? If approval was seen as dangerous, and comparison as being a harbinger of suffering. What would advertising look like? What would media look like? We wouldn't have judging and singing competitions. Would it be instead 336 Million ways to accept yourself? Would we be driven by intrinsic goals, and life satisfaction more of the time? "Chase what matters;" maybe we wouldn't be chasing at all. Maybe we would be busy Being, and with ALL of our energy on BEING who we truly are, think how far we would come.
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