Consider a spot of ink and another spot of water on your shirt, the ink will be hard to erase, form a stain and you’ll probably discard the shirt, but the spot of water will simply evaporate and you’ll be able to put on the shirt again. Similarly, in life you (shirt) get struck with certain difficulties (ink/water) that aim at putting your spirits down, making you incapable of viewing the positive facet of every hardship.
This story took place and is still taking, it is comparable to an inner battle within each one and it appears to have no limit.

The story starts with being full of God’s gifts, but then one day God decides to examine you. We are expected to be thankful for every single thing that we receive from his Almighty, for the reason that anything he sends even if it seems to be a hardship will flourish into something good.
This concept is universal wherever you come from and whatever is your background of beliefs.
However, those who are taking a nap don’t realize or appreciate this concept, these are what we call the negative influence and, are always trying to keep those tested down.
These negative ones are the ones being respected and looked up to.
They, themselves, think they’re superior and if they saw those tested making any progress will try whatever it takes to hold them back, because they’re concerned that they will outstand them.
They run the tested ones’ lives in every aspect, but when it comes to interacting with them, all they’ll do is look down at them as being worthless or low creatures. They aim at withdrawing others’ self-esteem and soul. What they don’t realize is the fact that souls may wilt but spirits are still there to make the grand return.

The test possibly will take long, but it will certainly end and God will always be there through it, guiding and giving hints, and its up to us to grasp these hints and reach the light at the end of the tunnel to observe the beauty of life. Some will choose to be put down by these bogus and so-called “superiors” and run by the train passing through the tunnel. (Be careful accidents could happen)[:)]

As Arte Johnson used to say on the television show Laugh-In, "Verrrrrrry Interesting."  I am curious what geographical area you are from.  Your phrase:  "because they’re concerned that they will outstand them"  is very distinctive.  I am curious too, what of us who weren't napping, but simply chose our own paths.  I certainly do not feel superior to anyone, and I try really hard not to judge anyone, though some of our politicians make that extremely difficult.

Perhaps my shirt is stained with water soluble ink?

Good Writing to you,

John