RL Clown

Just out of curiosity, why did you write this? I don't mean to be rude; I'm just asking...

Now I'm going to answer the main question of this thread: "Are you jealous with someone who is better than you? Tell me the truth." The answer is yes. I come from a traditional Asian background. In Asian culture, people show off a lot. My Asian father compares me to other students and he says that other students are better than me. These students have higher grades than me, but just because they have higher grades than me does not mean that they are better at everything. Book smart is one thing, but there's also street smart... (Street smart is a combination of common sense and social skills.) I don't know why Asian parents compare their children to other children (I find it disrespectful). There are some good things about Asian culture (kung fu movies, good Asian food), but there are more negative points than positive points. I don't want to piss people off (I'm just saying... This is my view as an Asian person.)

The Batlord

Maybe you should study harder.

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DeadChannel

RL Clown: probably I said it because this is yet another preachy, condescending, off topic evangelical thread, and I'm trying to deter the trolls while simultaneously amusing myself. I don't believe in Satan and am not a satanist (too Ayn Rand-Y for me. At least, the Laveyans are.).

Apollonia

no one is better than me. I'm the Alpha Bitch

Baihe

I have ever experienced that when I was jealous of someone who is better than me ,I felt so painful,very distressed and much oppressed mentally,and also I lived in darkness and misery .But now I get free from it and I feel very peaceful and secure in my heart because of God's salvation.I hope my experience can help someone who has the same situation as I had ever had .This is my purpose to write this thread

The Batlord

I felt the same way until I learned of God's love. Tell me, how did you get over your porn addiction?

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Black Francis

Sometimes but for the most part i try to be productive with my jealousy, that is to say that instead of getting depressed over it or resenting the person i use that jealousy as a motivational aspiration.

I may not seem like it at times but im a half full kinda guy.

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Isbjørn

I'm sorry, but this made me laugh

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RL Clown

I'm not saying that you are wrong, but I need to share my experience with you... There are two sides of the coin... On one side, you could argue that the student hasn't studied hard enough. (You could blame the student for everything). On the other side, you could question the fairness of the school system... I've been through different types of schools... Public schools, private schools, from elementary school all the way to University... College and University are not fair because some students get really easy teachers and some students get really hard teachers. I've had teachers who have asked questions based on material that they have never taught in class. I actually do listen in class (I don't text in class). Also, some teachers are extremely unfair when it comes to grading... I remember a developmental question where I wrote down eight steps. I made one small mistake (I wrote down a plus sign instead of a minus sign for one question). Just because of that error, I already lost 50% of the grade for that question. I have a lot of experience; I listen to other students... Some students had to stay up all night to finish off some reports or projects. But ironically, these reports are not worth much (in terms of the grades). I know that the exams have a lot of value, but the exams are not fair. Some exam questions are poorly worded and, as I mentioned earlier, these questions are not graded fairly. That being said and there are a number of exam questions that are not even related to the course! I think that college and university is a conspiracy to turn people into robots. Some people dropped out of university and they managed to get themselves some really good jobs (look at Bill Gates, for example). The only thing positive about college and university is the fact that they have some really good sports teams.

grindy

What do/did you study?

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