Vanity

    We have become so vain and egocentric. We strive for perfection and assume that everything is possible, and when we realize everything can`t be ideal we become upset. I have recently had a revelation about why it`s so hard to be genuinely happy. I've realized that we are too caught up in our own personas, not necessarily in a narcissistic, snobbish way, but in some way or another, we are always focused on ourselves more than on anything else. We can try to deny it, but we all care too much about our image, constantly being in a darwinian competition. We always want to be preeminent among our peers in every aspect. We all feel that if we have the most extravagant clothes, lifestyles or the highest intellect, we will be superior to the rest and therefore envied. This envy gives us a feeling of supremacy, making us feel worshiped. We invest so much in our image because we want to be adored!
I guess this is a mix between our primary instincts of "survival of the fittest" and what society tells us we should be. I`m not trying to be cliche talking about how it`s society`s fault that we are obsessed with perfection, but I do believe that we are instigated by society to be in this competition.
We try so hard to be outstanding that we become unhappy. Perfection can never be attained, nature was not meant to be perfect, there will always be someone better than us. Nobody ever realizes, but living a seemingly average life is the way to be truly happy. Being pleased with what you have and not trying to live an utopian lifestyle means having` a fulfilled existence.