Do we have to copy eachother?

Have you noticed (well I have noticed) that our people once they see a unique shop being made, then in the space of a few months you will see many of the same shops opening as well in the same area or even road. It makes me think that our people lack creativity.

We often hear people telling us that so and so is doing well in life. Then we wonder how are they doing well in life, maybe if i copy what he does the same will happen for me. But why not think to yourself what qualities do i have. If i do not have certain qualities for a job, how can i make myself gain such qualities. There is this belief that certain people have a naturally gifted ability, but imagine a person with a gifted ability not striving to improve or take advantage of that ability. He will not be at any advantage over the average person.

We see certain athletes who are said to possess natural ability in running. Maybe their physique helps them in achieving the best status amongst runners, but have we ever seen how hard they train? The amount of effort require to achieve the highest position is extremely huge. So what we should learn is that through struggling and through failing one can achieve many things. Nobody has it the easy way all the time and it is the failures which help shape our future more than the success.

So we should always think of ourselves to be capable and we should be creative enough to be able to think outside of the box. I love photography, i see people take many photos and i wish i could take such photos. But i have a simple camera with me and not those expensive SLR cameras which many photography enthusiasts have. Does it mean i can try to take photos and think i am able to be a good photographer? Photos capture beauty and beauty is in the eye of the beholder. One person may view something as beautiful but somebody else may not agree. But you are the one who is trying to show others this is me. You can view my pictures and understand me as a person, i have not tried to be somebody i am not.

No doubt originality does not mean we cant learn from others. But we do not have to copy eachother. I may see a muscular man and i would want to copy him. When i see that he spends hours in the gym, lifting heavy weights and his diet is protein shakes and so on. I do not have to copy him in how he gained such a body. But he can be an inspiration and according to the way i live i can achieve the same thing. It reminds me of the rocky film where he is against a Russian boxer who is training with expensive machinery, precise electronic data and far superior opponent. But he goes to some hut in a really cold place full of snow and improvises by cutting down trees and using simple ways to get fit. So we need to be able to think for ourselves and not let others think for us.