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I have Stopped Envying
This year I have decided to stop envying people celebrating their fitness success. And the reason is not because I am giving up on fitness.
Until now, I have always envied people who have succeeded in their fitness goals. The packs, the chest, the biceps, etc. are everyone’s dream. It is one of the reasons I don’t go to the gym in our residential community anymore. The fitness gurus there discourage me more than they motivate me. The gym nowadays is a place for showing off.
I have decided not to envy those super fit bodies anymore because, not only is envy a sin, living a life because I want to look like someone else is just stressful and very unhealthy.
In recent years I met a friend who has a super fit body like the ones captioned above. Since we live in the same neighborhood, I got to know how he lives at home. His meal schedule, his workout sessions, diets, etc. are just scary to say the least.
After I got to know his lifestyle, I learned a bitter lesson; when we admire and envy people celebrating their success, we only see the small side of success, perhaps, that little moment on stage in front of the camera. What we don’t see is far much bigger.
