Because THAT is BETTER than the here and now. (It also works the other way: what I have is better than that over there, so therefore I have to protect it with all my might)It is better to be rich than poor.
It is better to be beautiful than ugly. It is better to have a degree, a sportscar, a house, that amazing talent to sing, dance, paint, etc.
than not to have it.As we subconsciously do that, we judge that present moment as not good enough. And thus, we constantly live with the ENERGY of not being good enough ourselves.That energy only exists within us because we put our attention on that ‘other’ out there and perceive it as better or (sometimes worse) than us.
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