Ok, I don't have anything against competition. Humankind has progressed partly because of competition against Nature's elements, trying to pull a fast one whenever Nature wanted to put Man in its place. Really don't know whether Man won all the time. Nevertheless, Man competed and competed to win, to prove that he was better than thee.
Yes, sometimes, competition does bring out the best in you, and sometimes, Mr Hyde overshadows Dr. Jekyll and has a field day! Be it as it may, competition does kick one into activity. So, in that sense, competition certainly has a role to play in one's life.
Sitting in my room in WIMWI, I wonder should one always try to compete, when should one compete, what should one compete for, how should one compete, why should one compete, where should one compete.. (See, I am already competing against my limited vocab to chalk up a list of questions to ask!!)
No, seriously, is competition all there is to it? Twenty-seven years of my paltry experience cries out in defiance. NO, there are better things out there. Life is not just about one upmanship or stupid brownie points. Life is about... (Ok, I need another post for that.)
A friend asked me tonight, "Hows Life?" A simple question, really, and yet a thought-provoking one. I used it pretty often myself.
"Life is beautiful", I replied, not reading too much out of that. An hour later, during my hourly break from mugging, I start brooding on the answer, and write this post.
Yes, life is not about me better than thee, Life is much too beautiful than that..
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Yeah, competition's a bitch. It brings out negativities which you try to bury deep down inside otherwise, but I guess at the end of the day, it really boils down to what you want in life. As in, what is happiness to you? Is it the sheer solitude of success, or is it other smaller, yet more cosmopolitan things.
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