As a kid, I was always told to be the best,
to strive my hardest,
and go above and beyond the status quo.
As a kid, I was always compared to those around me.
Never have I been judged as an individual.
Nay, I was judged in comparison to the success of my peers,
and not for a moment, would I believe that their parents where too doing the same thing.
So instead, let's all be compared to the person we were yesterday.
Instead, let's all be judged by the ability to exceed our own limitations, and rise above them.
Not, the standards of a system.