Accomplishments

Not long ago, my husband's siblings held a meeting to discuss their parents' 50 year anniversary. The planning included all the knick knacks of a wedding: the ceremony, dresses, suits, hall, food and so on. They also wanted to include a power point presentation, featuring many pictures of all the grandchildren and children, and a picture of their first adobe home. I got the feeling that they wanted to portrait the point of their beginning to their present state, which is pretty good, considering that they moved to a new country without knowing the language. This made me realized that most people like to compare their humble beginnings to an accomplish present state.

I didn't have to go too far to connect this event to another similar episode. When we attended Marcos' graduation anniversary, many people boasted about their home, even though the inquiry prompt asked for a simple what they were up to.

If a keep digging in my thoughs I can make a plethora of connections in regards to people boasting about their accomplishments.

I know that purchasing a home, or having a great family are big accomplishments, but why do we always need to be reminded of our great accomplishments? and why do we need to share this information with others?
Can it be that we are too conceited or arrogant that we must let others know of what we have accomplished? Or could it be that we are part of a human race that we must demonstrate that we are capable of compliting tasks for the purpose of acqiring goods, thus fullfilling the sense of completeness and usefulness? I am not a phychologist or a social expect on human behavior, all I know is that I also like to share my accomplishments with others to feel useful, complete and skillful. I want others to know that I am not just here to breath pure air and leave behind carbon dioxide. I am capable of taking on a task an finish it to improve my living conditions. Thus, I will gladly celebrate my in-laws anniversary and I will praise anyone else that shares their accomplishements. Hurray for accomplishments!!