I like this comment because it speaks to how we humans tend to not look (compare ourselves) down, but rather up. I don't strictly mean status, but...status. And the idea that one isn't reaching one's potential is clearly a source of ambition, for better or worse. The luck of you being you is a major part of this tension–how to play the "you" hand you have been dealt by the Divine Dealer of your particular Table.
Good luck, friends.