Which one is better, a rose bush or a tomato plant?

On the surface this might look like an odd comparison, but technically they are both plants. Each one serves a different purpose, although I really don’t know enough about roses and what purpose they serve except beauty, but I digress.

Back to the question of which one is better, and I guess the answer is, it depends on your need. If you’re hungry then the tomato plant is of greater use to you than the rose bush, but if you’re looking to spruce up your living room then roses it is.

Now unless you’re allergic to tomatoes or roses you would have to agree that both are wonderful because of their unique qualities, and that comparing the two is really not a fair comparison.

Secretly I wonder if a rose bush sits in a corner of a garden enviously watching tomatoes ripen and being picked on a regular basis. Sound a little ridiculous? I agree. But so is comparing yourself to others as they bring their unique talents to the world while you frown upon and disregard your own.

Whether you recognize it or not, you have a unique set of gifts and talents which, if you let them, will enable you to fulfill your own needs and serve others. The sooner you realize this, the less time you’ll spend comparing yourself to others and appreciating yourself.

So the next time you find yourself on the slippery slope of wishing you were like someone else, think of the tomato and rose, both bringing their own unique essence and beauty to the world. And you work on doing the same for you too.

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