Introduction: The Burnout of Comparison In 2026, the dominant spiritual condition isn't doubt; it’s exhaustion. We live in an era of relentless quantification. Whether it's your social media metrics, your workplace productivity KPIs, or simply tracking your steps, we are obsessed with knowing exactly where we stand relative to everyone else. The "hustle culture" that dominated the early 2020s has evolved into something quieter but deeper: Status Anxiety. We are constantly asking: “Did I do enough today? Have I earned my place? Is it fair that they have more?” This obsession with fairness—with precise input-output equations—is exactly why one of Jesus’ most challenging parables is trending. The Parable of the Generous Vineyard Owner (Matthew 20:1-16) is profoundly uncomfortable to the modern mind because, on the surface, it looks totally unfair. And that is exactly the point. The "unfairness" of the vineyard is not a glitch in God’s character; it is the br...
If things like your male or female organs can be dismissed as easily by what one feels then it would be so much easier to dismiss attributes like age, height, weight, etc.
Time will come when we would see biologically old and short people play in the NBA. Anyone can be a 7 foot 4, 21 year old player even if biologically they are only 5 foot 4 and 45 years old.
Have a think about that?