TWO SHORT STORIES ON NEGATIVITY

In the process of trying to become someone else, we often forget what we really are. For example, when John wants to become Tom, he becomes so lost in Tom that he is not available to appreciate himself as John. He becomes oblivious to his own qualities and uniqueness. Such a mind that cannot appreciate his own self will only make his own life miserable.
The Upanishad, therefore, says, "You should appreciate who you are and in doing so, you can start working on a commitment to be somebody valuable in life?" But instead of that we are lost in becoming someone else without appreciating the beauty of ourselves.
Let me tell you a story on this premise: