After I started to judge rationally as much as possible, my life began to change. One example is that I have become less concerned about social evaluations. Let’s talk about it.
How to stop comparing to others
Sometimes, we want to stop comparing ourselves to social values. It will eventually afflict us, even if we have a sense of superiority. Looking down on others also stresses our moods.
In other words, we want to live based on our will without hesitation.
Rationality would allow us to live such a life, as I mentioned many times in recent articles.
However, we sometimes don’t know what kind of mental state it is. That can confuse us.
To understand a healthy mental state, I will introduce my recent experience. This story might allow you to live the way you want to.
The sense of rationality
Rationality makes us no longer care about social evaluations. This is because we come to understand that they don’t matter. Abundance matters.
In other words, wealth without rationality is worthless.
Imagine we discovered a pirate’s treasure by chance on our property. There seem to be many other treasures nearby. If we made this public, many people would rush in, loot the treasure, and destroy our land.
In this situation, if we live by rationality, we understand that there is no need to publicize it. We first savor it until we are satisfied.
It is nonsense to unconditionally give away a limited treasure to others. It only causes waste. Wealth requires management.
That is the meaning that wealth without rationality is worthless. In other words, rationality creates abundance.
My experience
My recent experience told me that.
I have recently become fascinated with gathering edible wild plants. Seasonal fresh vegetables make my liver healthier. In addition, they are free. I don’t have to spend money.
Although they are smaller than commercially available vegetables, there is no problem if we don’t mind the size.
Several days ago, while I was enjoying cycling, I noticed an elderly woman gathering wild plants. That place was an unexpected location: the beach.
That interested me. Then, I found some edible vegetables that were difficult to gather on the mountainside. I never had the idea of edible plants growing on sand.
That discovery made me feel like I had found a treasure that most people don’t know about. People are passing by the treasure and buying expensive vegetables with money.
Using resources for ourselves
In this situation, we don’t know whether our senses or social values are more valuable.
The old lady and I have a treasure. Even if the prices of vegetables rise, we can live healthily without worrying about inflation.
In addition, picking up wild plants is fun. Gathering abundance from nature allows us to feel the richness of nature.
We don’t need to teach it loudly to others. Only those who can manage their freedom and time can do it. People who want to work should work and buy vegetables. They cannot handle their freedom and time. Teaching people who lack those management skills causes a waste of wealth.
It includes our unique individuality. You don’t need to try to share it. There is also no need to be evaluated by society. It is your treasure. Use it for yourself.
In other words, only unreasonably empathic people try to share limited treasures. That creates unrewarded efforts.
Rationality sometimes can appear cunning from the perspective of social evaluation. It means you have to be wise. Being innocent and behaving like a saint doesn’t ensure abundance and happiness, especially if we are empathic and logical.
Although it may sound evil and negative, that is rationality—one aspect of our values. I never say rationality is everything, but balancing empathy and logical sense gives us a comfortable life.
Conclusion
That would be a healthy mental state for those with empathy and logical sense.
Living on rationality makes us no longer care about social evaluations. Wealth without rationality is worthless.
This feeling might allow you to live the way you want to.
Thank you for reading this article. I hope to see you in the next one.
