We live in a society of mediocrity. Why is this? Why is everyone mediocre? Well, I believe that
it's because of the system in place. I heard from Iman Gazi, he said that we live in a society
where it is normal to go to school, which is basically like a factory that conditions us to be
mediocre and behave well and to obey the orders of our teachers, our bosses, the factory owners,
all these people. And so we're in a society where it is normal to be mediocre and it's actually
strange and out of the ordinary to excel, to strive for success. And so I also learned from Iman
that the Trojans and the ancient Greeks, they were not like that. The lifestyles they led
were not mediocre. They were far from it. Actually, mediocrity was shunned and it was
it was the minority. There were not very many people that were not
that were not striving for excellence or not very many people who were living a
so-called mediocre lifestyle. And that's because they lived in a society where everyone was living
this rigorous lifestyle. I heard that the Trojans, they would have their the school boys,
they would be in excellent shape. They would have to do brutal workouts and they would only be
allowed to walk shoeless and they would always be in the top shape of their lives. And the teachers
were no ordinary teachers that they pull off the streets. They were highly coveted, selected
individuals that were excellent role models and excellent mentors. So they were the best of the
best citizens and they were teaching the young men. And so I was thinking, why do we have to
live in a mediocre society? And I'm thinking, I'm actually starting to gain hope because I always
thought that it was not, I always was embarrassed to talk about self-improvement. And even today,
I'm still kind of embarrassed or ashamed to talk about how I'm striving for success and how I'm
improving myself just because it's not normal. It's not considered normal in our society. And
all the time when people ask me, like, oh, you go to the gym at six in the morning? Oh,
you wake up before the morning? Oh, you do all this, you do that. Like, it's a shock to them to
see someone who's actually striving for excellence. And I'm starting to garner hope because I always
thought that it was just how it is that our society is mediocre. But I think that it's time for
for change to happen. I think it's it's time for a change in the system. It's time for mediocrity
to be abolished. It's time to end all of this awful lifestyle that people lead. It is time to
change the culture around here for the better. It's time to live like the Trojans and the Ancient
Greeks, the Ancient Greeks did. It's time that we come together as a community, as a country, as a
world, and realize that this mediocrity is not acceptable. We're made for more. It's not okay
to be mediocre. It is a terrible life. I was mediocre when I was younger. It is an awful life.
And it does not end well. I know that because you just have to look around. Look at any person on
the street, older person, it does not end well. Mediocrity is not okay. So it's time to make a change.