What is Crab Mentality?
Crab mentality describes a way of thinking,best described by the phrase "if I can't have it, neither can you." The metaphor refers to a pot of crabs in which one tries to escape over the side, but is relentlessly pulled down by the others in the pot.
Most of us Filipinos have this kind of attitude. Whenever we see someone improving, someone who strives to be a better person, or someone is about to reach his goal we try to pull them down or distract them in order to fail. Is it jealousy? If not then what is it? If we don't want to be successful one can't we just allow someone who strive to be a better person. People wake up! Think it's time for us to change,if not now then when? When all of us are suffering from failure?
I'm sure you also feel the difficulties we're experiencing right now,Aahmm, i am not trying to say that i blame you from what's happening now, my point is can we change that attitude? Can we erase that from our vocanbulary and instead be a responsible one. You know it feels good when you see someone become successful from all his hardworks, inspiring,isn't it?
Lastly i believe that we are born to succeed so let's start achieving those dreams Now.
1 comment:
Hello Rosalie, at last i have the oppurtunity to give my inputs on such a valuable topic-CRAB MENTALITY-
I shall prefer to start from where u left, ofcourse! each & everyone of us is born to succeed, knowing this we are trying to achieve something or the other, to Crab Mentality is not only related to ur region or nation it is, prevalent from time immemorial,it is spread to the nooks & corners of our world, in our everyday experience you shall find it on the road while driving, when someone wants to overtake, though there is space, the driver is driving slowly still, the driver wont allow the person to overtake him, it is simple human psychology, 'if I can't have it neither should you.'
You are absolutely right by giving this wake-up call, I enjoyed every word of it, remember in my 1st letter I had told u that you are a loving, caring person with fighting spirit.
Please keep on writng and add my email Id to your set up so when u shall write it will be posted to me directly, hey just go out, the world is too big , every one can succeed, there is nothing better thah SUCCEESS.
PRAKASH.
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