Certificates of Excellence Ceremonies - Why I Object

Let's imagine the start of a military course, containing recruits. We get the demanding treatment of timing and obedience. John is a soldier who got to fall to pushups a few times due to minor movements when the commander was talking, or being late due to misunderstanding of the next meeting location after the break. In short works, he was working hard despite having some flaws.
And then, after the hard work, the ceremony, which is an end of recruitment, arrives. He hopes to get a certificate of excellence . He doesn't, because of an unknown reason, a reason which cannot be told or thought of. He is jealous of the case. One person who did get a certificate was a just person who never got to fall to pushups and was always obedient. He was just... just.

My point is, these certificates really frustrate me! I got to experience someone getting one instead of me. I don't know if the person was unworthy, but still.
It ruins my days, it gets me into crisis. These ceremonies are meant to motivate the weaker. I think it makes them angry instead, because they mostly worked the best they could.
In addition, these ceremonies, as I see them, are a way to say "Look at this person, he was awesome and cool and won the competition!". When the person receives the certificate, he'd most likely brag about it and toture the weak on how to improve, or even worse - insulting them by showing their weakness and the winner's strength.


I can't quite explain the situation, but, well, this whole excellence idea really angers me.



Please discuss.


~cheatdude

It's hard for me to clear that up, but sometimes I feel like the "voting" system is inaccurate.

Good question. The answer might be "no", though there were times when I was surprised I got a certificate, and maybe even felt I'm not quite worthy of it.

I actually feel better about the case. I had a local friend to talk about it. Well, sometimes I do feel cheated yes. I know there are things to be taken more seriously than a piece of paper, but that's something to me sometimes too.

Anyways, I don't know. It's something that has to do with the person who's jealous, and not the whole ceremony. I don't know.

Anyways, thanks for your answers!


If someone else has an opinion about the whole tradition, feel free to reply!

So, let us instead apply this principle to say, a college degree. Would you disagree with someone being awarded a college degree after having earned it? Of course not, because they have completed the requirements for that certificate, and you have not, with an understanding of what you need to accomplish in order to obtain it.

The only real difference here is the lack of knowing the criterion used to select the recipient of the Certificate of Excellence, which can obviously lead to your disagreement. Although I'm not a religious person, the Serenity prayer comes to mind.

quote Crusad3r

What?

You felt cheated because someone else got a piece of paper and not you?

Well when you put it that way it does seem a little pathetic

Really it's not the paper, but what it represents. That paper means someone saw you did something good and is acknowledging it. Sort of like reassurance you've glorified your own name a little. ... on second thoughts, my explanation also makes it sound a little pathetic