Someone has to get the worst grade in class so others can sigh in relief and whisper, ‘At least I’m not as bad as them.’
Someone has to abandon every project to give even more value to the projects of others
Someone has to fail so completely at managing their life, so that others can look on and think,
‘Maybe I’m not doing so badly after all ’
Someone has to be unable to maintain relationships so others can tell themselves they’re not such bad friends, children, lovers, brothers, sisters—whatever
Someone has to stand still, or worse, slip backwards, so others can look behind and say they’ve actually come a long way
Someone has to fail so others can shine
I am the failure, and I am at peace with that
