Catch_meh if you can,

I agree with you. The only person we can be is ourself. And yet, if we had no aspiration, then we would not have gone to school. We had a goal to move 'forward' and based on this, we made choices. We got 'degrees' that would take us forward.
So I think that we all have a concept of 'backward' and 'forward.'

For example as a nation, Nepal is unique. But we don't just say "it is unique," don't compare it with other nations. We talk about progress. Don't you agree?