More mediocrity.
It’s your choice. Or is it?

Yesterday I wrote on the subject of mediocrity and I touched on the fact that I didn’t/haven’t joined Mensa because I don’t want to be in a place where I have to admit that I am inferior to others.

Thinking about that lead me to this: Let’s presume for a second that there IS something about ourselves that is actually superior to most…

Would you rather have excellence among the mediocre or mediocrity among the excellent?

I guess that’s why in groups of ugly girls there’s always one really hot girl — or vice versa. It’s a sense of comparison. Everybody likes to feel like they’re above someone else. But seriously, even the pretty girl amongst the ugly girls may not be as pretty as the ugly girl amongst the hot girls…. So really, it’s a choice one has to make.

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I discussed this with some people before posting this, and I realized that the choice we make might not be completely conscious, especially when it comes to friends. After all, if you have to think about whether you are superior or inferior to your peers, then they’re probably not really your friends in the first place.

So the second question I’d like to ask is:

What do you think causes us to choose the way we do?

Oh, and in case you’re wondering… There are some days when I’d choose to be excellent among the mediocre… For the most part, though, I don’t think I can really grow as a person unless I’m challenged, somewhat, right?

Maybe I should re-think that Mensa thing after all.