My life is miserable being surrounded by “successful” friends.
We are group of 4, close since schooling days. I was the smartest, did the best in school. The other 3 often hanged around in my place, then I came up with games and activities for us to have fun. I could feel their admiration to me, and I also treated them well. We were happy brothers.
10 years passed, things change. I work at Meta now, take home more than 15k/month. High income, good reputation company, by normal standard, that is considered quite successful. But it was nothing as compared to the other 3.
1st guy was not smart enough and failed uni. He opened an online store with his parent’s money. The store turned out to be successful, now is one of the most popular brand in SG and some SEA countries.
2nd guy got to the same major with me. We graduated together, but unlike me, he failed the interviews at all big companies like Google Facebook, and had to go for Shopee.
Guess what? Their stock skyrocketed. The companies grew so fast that he soon became a manager and a millionaire.
3rd guy, slacking around and barely made it to finish uni. He then married his girlfriend, whose father happens to own a really big company. He was admitted to that company, got promoted real fast and is now at high management level.
And me? Just a loser, trying to climb the corporate ladder, little by little, in a company that is sinking.
I felt really unfair and bitter, to see people that is below my level, but now at a better position, because of luck.
After becoming big, they suddenly became very active in social media, sharing their successful story and how hard work brought them there.
What a joke. I laughed, and cried inside. Our gathering is now a place for them to brag about their next projects, their big plans, promotions, etc., and I could no longer join that circle.
I had the talents, studied hard, worked hard, but now had to suffer this humiliated life. For once I even thought about ending their lives and mine as well, so we could reset, and I could do better in the next.