Topic: Grass is always greener on the other side.

Summary:

1) “Grass is always greener on the other side” is the famous adage, which shows the thought
process of human beings in which they consider that what the others are experiencing is
always better.
2) A human’s want is endless, it could be destructive as it is constructive. In this progressing
world, new technology is being develop every day, people are striving to be better every
day. While being ungrateful is part of why humans want more, it is also normal to seek to
improve one’s life.
3) The lack of wanting to understand and see things from other perspective is another reason I
believe why people think the grass is greener on the other side. People never consider the
sacrifice and trials people have to go through to get or achieve their goal.
4) A simple example would be smartphones; some people would envy others for newer
generations of smartphones and some doesn’t. Some would envy their neighbor’s house
because it is nicer or newer etc.
5) In India, many students think the foreign universities are much better than the Indian
counterparts and go for it. But many high-profile persons like Satya Nadella have done their
education from India only. So it is a matter of perception.
6) Before the start of this lockdown, many people thought that WFH culture was a boon. As
they had not experienced it. But now, some might disagree seeing the rigor and extended
work timeline. So, grass may not be always greener. Only after walking in someone else’s
shoe we can realize whether it is better or worse.
7) Desire is the very essence of Man, and we can see here that, in fact, the worst thing for a
human being is not to think that the grass is greener on the other side. Our impetus should
be to keep on striving, to keep on moving. We should not be overcritical of our situation and
should try to work on the gaps if we want to achieve the better thing. So this should act as
motivator.

Feedback:

1) I was the one to start the GD. So, could have given a better structure to the GD.
2) Introduced the topic but should not have given the example when I am the first speaker.
3) More relevant examples could have been given.