The superior and the Mediocre

We see a lot of young people trying to make the best of their lives ,making a living, building a home and work for a future for their children.In the process we see the different kinds of young people and there is definitely a clear line of distinction between the superior and the mediocre.The superior is ambitious, works hard and has a clear cut sense of direction.he knows what he wants and knows what it takes to get it.He is all the time alert , listening and digesting information and making use of what he has picked up.
The mediocre will not even listen and if you hope that external input and stimulus will motivate him or even make him spare a thought , you better think twice.I call these people "Deadwood ". They are dead to any kind of stimulus , are complacent and live in their own comfort zone.They will not budge or try to make a difference in their lifestyle.They watch things happen and flow with the tide .you would not expect them to make things happen because they are not sensitive to any sort of stimuli .Looking at their body language will tell you a lot about them.When in a group , they do not participate intelligently and can only be good enough to make some obvious remarks from time to time.An example would be ,if they see someone back from somewhere they seek to ask " You just came back from ...? ". So obvious a question that it needs not be asked and even asking it makes you sound stupid.
Superior people if they have nothing to ask will just listen and absorb  what is being said and learn from it.talking to a mediocre person is like talking to a wall and what makes it so annoying is that they never seem to listen .People change and change is the impetus for improvement >If you do not change your way how can you improve.Of course change is not necessarily for the better but if you are sensitive enough when somebody points out your weakness you may see the need to make a change.If not, who can blame you for being called a "Deadwood ?"/
Life is about betterment and improvement .the superior person will always be self analytical and be sensible enough to make changes.There are people who live in traffic congested areas and only know how to complain about traffic jams.Given, that traffic jams are a way of life , there are certainly ways to circumvent it if you are proactive and intelligent enough. If need to , leave at 6am and be back off peak hours.There are other alternatives like change jobs, change place of work but for these options to work one must be thinking individuals and not people who just moan and groan without making any real efforts to circumvent the problem/Consider, going to work early and coming home late and what this will make your employer think of you.
The difference between the two types of people will be seen in terms of the responsibilities and trust given to them and the high level of confidence which people will tend to have of them .Its time to look at ourselves and assess which category of people we want to be in.