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Sophia Gimenez, of Denver, has been keeping a continuous blog on her journey to be admitted to college. She has been keeping the blog on request by The Washington Post. She has been tracking the trials and tribulations of several high school students and their quest to be admitted to the college of their choice. Gimenez related how while sitting at the dinner table her mother opened an envelope from Scripps College in Claremont, California, only to read aloud that Sophia had been rejected. This was particularly disturbing because Scripps was her mother's alma mater. Sophia wondered if her mother would think less of her because she did not measure up to her mother's academic standards. Then Sophia realized that "there was no need to stress out by comparing myself with my mother. My mom and I have different academic interests, we participated in different extracurricular activities, and we learned in different times and places."
Joseph was sold into slavery by his older siblings. When they were reunited he could have been bitter, comparing his seeming inadequacies to their accomplishments that highlighted their greedy actions. Instead, in Egypt Joseph was able to develop into his own person with his own special talents and gifts. Each of us must realize that we are unique and each of us has a special calling. Comparisons are not to be made as we focus on the singular journey that God has placed before each one of us.
Joseph was sold into slavery by his older siblings. When they were reunited he could have been bitter, comparing his seeming inadequacies to their accomplishments that highlighted their greedy actions. Instead, in Egypt Joseph was able to develop into his own person with his own special talents and gifts. Each of us must realize that we are unique and each of us has a special calling. Comparisons are not to be made as we focus on the singular journey that God has placed before each one of us.
