RE: Mediocre
April 28, 2010 at 11:26 pm
(This post was last modified: April 28, 2010 at 11:35 pm by Morilyn.)
Mediocrity is not necessarily something to be ashamed of, I think. There will always be a group of people out there that will be 'average' at one thing or another. But that is about certain subjects, if you mean someone's life as a whole is mediocre, then that I can see someone feeling bad about.
However, I think there are very few people out there who are truly mediocre in just about every aspect. I am fairly certain though, that they are mediocre because they don't care to be better than that.
If you try to succeed at something, and mean it, you will get placed above average. It isn't hard to beat the average Joe. There will be a lot of people still better than you, but that doesn't equate to mediocre, at least not in my interpretation.
As a side note, some of the posters here are worried about their value and/or remembrance to others. Personally, I avoid anything high profile because I don't like my business being under public scrutiny. If you think high profile is the "correct" way to live... err, have fun. My sense of worth is from my own judgment upon my actions and decisions, I don't usually need or want someone else to tell me what they think I should have done. I will analyze it myself, to see if I am lacking or otherwise.
(Half the reason it took me so long to join this forum even though Sae has been a member for some time now, is that I dislike lots of public attention. Today I swallowed that fear, because the community here is to my tastes. Also, the interwebz is anonymous anyway.
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However, I think there are very few people out there who are truly mediocre in just about every aspect. I am fairly certain though, that they are mediocre because they don't care to be better than that.
If you try to succeed at something, and mean it, you will get placed above average. It isn't hard to beat the average Joe. There will be a lot of people still better than you, but that doesn't equate to mediocre, at least not in my interpretation.
As a side note, some of the posters here are worried about their value and/or remembrance to others. Personally, I avoid anything high profile because I don't like my business being under public scrutiny. If you think high profile is the "correct" way to live... err, have fun. My sense of worth is from my own judgment upon my actions and decisions, I don't usually need or want someone else to tell me what they think I should have done. I will analyze it myself, to see if I am lacking or otherwise.
(Half the reason it took me so long to join this forum even though Sae has been a member for some time now, is that I dislike lots of public attention. Today I swallowed that fear, because the community here is to my tastes. Also, the interwebz is anonymous anyway.
)
