Comparison Syndrome

He grew up listening to how his cousins were better than him in studies, how his neighbours were more disciplined, how his friends had better reading habits etc. Fortunately, all these comparisons didn't have much impact on him, he thought. Now he is successful in career and has a good life style. He was reading a report on the net that said India's corruption level has come down a bit and its ranking has improved in the list of 150 countries. Immediately, he scrolled up and down to see where Paskitan stood. After a few seconds, he stopped and wondered what prompted him to do that and couldn't figure it out.