The best one
As a society, we’re obsessed with the best.
The best car. The best school. The best phone. The best air fryer.
Whatever happened to good enough?
Owning the “best” thing almost seems like compensation for some kind of lack or insecurity within. Because someone who knows their worth doesn’t need the best x, y, and z in order to stand tall in this world.
Whatever “best” thing you possess can never be a reflection of the “best” version of yourself, even though many of us like to use it as a milestone, or a marker of having “made it.”
However,
A) We are constantly evolving.
B) Our value cannot be determined by anything outside ourselves.
On point A, once we possess or achieve the “best” thing, we’re already onto the next best thing.
On point B, whenever our value is determined by an external factor, it’s all an illusion in the end, because we can’t take it with us when we die.
Anything of value we gift this world stems from our hearts and minds, and we leave it behind.
As much as the world is obsessed with ownership, there’s no such thing.
Aren’t we already moving towards decentralization? Shared ownership is the new credo. Blockchain is the future. We’re waking up to the fact that we are here to co-create, not hoard.
And if we all own the “best” thing together, does that label even matter anymore? Best implies competition. But maybe good is better than best, if it means we can all benefit, as opposed to a select few.
I’d like to support a good company, not the best one.
I’d like to befriend a good person, not the best one.
I’d like to do good in the world, not chase after being the best.
Be gone, best fatigue!