Is there a singer you like?
It could be a favorite actor or a favorite athlete, too.
Someone you respect, or someone you aspire to be like.
It is a wonderful thing to have such a person in your life.
Witnessing their success might fill you with courage, bring you a sense of healing, or even make your heart race with excitement.
However, if somewhere deep down you find yourself belittling yourself—thinking, "Compared to them, I am..."—or feeling a mix of jealousy and envy alongside your respect, then I would like you to read the words that follow again and again.
What the person you respect does and what you do in your daily life are, in essence, the same service.
The only differences lie in the scale, and method.
From a worldly perspective, one would likely focus solely on things like how many fans someone has, how much money they earn, what they have achieved, and how famous they are.
However, if you look at it from the perspective of the universe that keeps all things alive, they are all equal.
Each person has their own karma in this life, and the soul within each person will develop a life that is most suitable for learning.
In other words, whether your favorite singer is captivating tens of millions in a stadium or you are devoting your heart and soul to serving just one person, it is essentially the same act of service.
Whether it involves people, animals, plants, computer systems, or anything else—no matter the object of your service—the act of devoting yourself wholeheartedly and single-mindedly to the task holds meaning for the entire universe.
You surely have things you are particular about, things you cherish, and habits you maintain without fail every day.
Even if no one else notices them, you are aware of them—and the universe recognizes them, too.
That is precisely why they hold such great significance.
Therefore, you should have confidence in your own valuable life.
Of course, it is a good thing to have people you respect or admire.
What matters is realizing that you, too, are someone who fully serves others—and someone who is fully worthy of receiving.
That is not all.
The qualities you admire in others—finding them wonderful or attractive—are actually traits that you possess within yourself as well.
It's because you yourself possess the same attractive qualities that you can find them in others.
