Ouch

A lesson from life.
Caution: I am about to impart wisdom upon you.

Picture this:
You're 13 years old and this guy in school is the talk of the halls. He's about 3 years your senior. He's not an academic geek, but he's smart enough. He plays a sport and he's pretty good. He's got lots of friends and is known to crack a great joke time and again. Yes, he's quite good looking- a nice, boyish charm, some would say. You've been introduced to him once. Some extracurricular activity in school. No, he does not remember you. You pass each other in the hallway, and he doesn't even know you exist.
You admire him from a distance until the day he graduates. You will forever remember the endless amounts of doodles and scribbles of his name on your homework notebook. The smiles you sent his way that went unnoticed. The embarrassing wave that you quickly turned into a gesture to fix your hair. The unspoken words you couldn't mutter when he asked you a question in line at the cafeteria, "Are you in line?"... "uh..gj..m...ny..".
You know you were worth it. Why not you, right?

The good news?
He got drunk and smoked himself out all through college. His teeth are permanently plaque stained. He's gained about 50 pounds and his gut is his biggest accomplishment. His girlfriend wears too much foundation, matches plaid with stripes, and she thinks Britney Spears is God's gift to music.

Ok, that's not great news, but along selfish lines, it's great for you. The good looking jock that everyone loved in high school even though he treated everyone like shit doesn't make it far in life. That's one thing the movies get right. Given, there are a rare few that make it- there's a "Thanks a lot Dad!" to be given credit.
Sure, it's not nice to glorify yourself with other people's short comings... but we all have to agree that it's an awesome ego boost.

That's just the guys though. That chick who won prom queen, senior year?
Yeah, she's still hot. Actually, she's smokin' hot and her husband is a real catch. She just had a baby (who's adorable, btw), pregnancy was the best experience of her life, labor didn't hurt, and she's already back in pre-pregnancy shape! Some say she looks even better. Just check out her photos from the summer they spent in Hawaii on their yacht.

You can't win everything.

[*completely fictional, inspired by a random run-in with memory lane. Any similarities with person(s) in real life is purely coincidental. Thank you.]