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Competition in Life
We are Not in Competition
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Competition in Life
We live in a very competitive world. Everybody seems to be competing with someone at
some level. Each week we spend hours playing or watching others compete in sporting
activities all over the world. We cannot help being impressed by the level of excellence
that these people achieve.
In sport and business, competition encourages excellence in performance. Where
there is no competition, improvement in performance is less likely. We have lived
through an era where governments have held monopolies in business. With no
competition from free enterprise, services deteriorate. Monopolies create sloppy
business practices, less innovation and higher prices. Business performs better with
competition. Costs and prices decrease. Some level of competition is necessary in all
aspects of life.
The following story makes this point.
As two friends are hiking in the forest they encounter a huge, ferocious and obviously
hungry Grizzly Bear. Its next meal has just come into sight, and they are it! The first
friend calculates that the bear will overtake them in 27.3 seconds.
At that point, she panics; realizing there is no escape. She faces her friend, with the fear
of death in her eyes. To her amazement, she observes that her friend is not scared at
all. To the contrary, her friend is quickly but calmly taking off her hiking boots and
putting on jogging shoes. “What do you think you’re doing?” the first hiker says to her
companion, “You’ll never be able to outrun that grizzly.” “That’s true,” says the
companion, “but all I have to do is outrun you.”
We all compete when the motivation is strong enough. However, competition is not the
real purpose of life. Fulfilling the measure of our creation can only be achieved
individually. We are not in competition with any other person, so we do not have to
compare ourselves with others. We do not have to become discouraged because we
think that someone else is better than we are in a particular area. The essence of our
being is equal to that of any other person.
There is only one person that can fulfill our role and that is us. This means that others
cannot beat us to the finish line because there is no race. This is not to say that others
do not have a similar role to us, but it is never the same. This is important to
understand if we are going to enjoy life. Every human being is unique and cannot be
duplicated. In this, I am not referring to the body, only to the spirit, soul, or the essence
of a person.
Nature and Environment
The great debate that has taken place for many years among psychologists and others
interested in human behavior is that of ‘nature versus nurture’. Or, in other words, “Are
we born a certain way or does our environment determine what we are?”
The answer to this question helps to explain the motivation behind human behavior.
The middle ground is that nature and nurture influence behavior. On the one hand we
are genetically predisposed to act a certain way. On the other hand our environment will
set the stage for the play. For example, one person may eat without restraint and never
put on weight, while another person will put on weight just by looking at food. The latter
is genetically predisposed to putting on weight; however, this does not mean they have
no choice in the matter. People like that can decide to be moderate in their eating habits
(oh, but the food looks so good!) It is much harder for them because of their genetic
make-up, but it is not impossible. A level of discipline is required to achieve this.
You might conclude that this is unfair. Why should skinny people be able to eat
whatever they like and you cannot? The fairness is that skinny people have other
predispositions that they are struggling with, things you do not have to worry about.
We all have predispositions in some form. Life always sees that we have problems to
work through.
The real issue is to what degree genetics and environment influence our behavior. This
has not been satisfactorily answered.
The Eagle School
In business the example is often used of the eagle school. If you send a duck along to
the eagle school for an intensive training course, will the duck graduate as an eagle?
There are those who believe in the affirmative while others, the negative. In my opinion
the duck will never become an eagle, no matter how but the duck would only be
masquerading as an eagle. The measure of its creation is to be a duck. It does not have
the killer instinct of the eagle, nor its eyesight or speed. It is not and never will be
carrion, i.e., a dead meat eater. It does not eat the flesh of dead or dying animals. Its
diet is mainly plant life.
The middle ground is, “No, the duck will never become an eagle but it will become a
better duck.” Well, maybe, but would it not be better for the duck to go to the duck
school where it can be taught how to become a better duck? There would be no acting
then. The duck would be learning how to fulfill the measure of its creation.
What duck wants to kill? Who says the duck has to be an eagle anyway? This
presupposes that the eagle is superior to the duck. In some ways it may be. In other
ways it is not. It depends on where you are. The eagle may be faster in the air but the
duck is faster in the water. In the world of birds, all are necessary.
Each playing their role, so it is with humanity.
As the maxim says, “Whatever thou art, act well thy part.” We all are a part of the whole
and you cannot have the whole without all of its parts.
We Are All One
Someone famous once said,
“Inasmuch as ye do it to the least of these my brethren ye have done it
unto me.”
This idea comes from a lofty source. It teaches us that there is a unity within humanity
and that you cannot do something to someone without it affecting all.
You cannot hurt the powerless without it affecting the powerful. Whatever you
do to another person is but another stroke on the canvas of your life.
Another way of explaining this may be to consider the building industry. For a home to
be built there is a succession of actions that must take place. Footings must be poured
before the bricklayer can lay bricks. The walls must go up before the roof can go on, etc.
When a supplier or tradesperson fails to complete a necessary task by the agreed time,
this then affects every other person involved with the project.
If one gets behind everybody gets behind. You were supposed to move into your new
home by Christmas. It did not happen until February. The action of one affects all. Does
it stop there? Of course not, future projects will be affected and dates for completion will
be moved back.
Everybody is needed and each plays a vital role in the experience we call life.
We are all at different levels of our development. Some of us are seedlings, others grand
oak trees, but every level is needed. We should remember that the grand oak tree was
once a seedling. Therefore, to be in harmony with all, you must allow all to be at the level
they are at. You cannot take a seedling and expect it to act like a grand oak tree. It is
just not possible. It has to go through the growing process. There is no other way. The
role of each oak is to assist the seedling through the process. I should quickly add, only
if the seedling wants to be assisted.
Wherever we are and whoever we are, the purpose of our life is to rise to the measure
of our creation. This is the great challenge of life, to understand our role and our
purpose. It is only by fulfilling this that we experience what Joseph Campbell and others
have called our ‘bliss’.
The Grand Design
It seems to me that we can view life in at least two ways. Firstly there is a grand design
to our creation and we play an important role in this design. If so, no other person can
fulfill our role. Every thing and every person has a place and a purpose. This is what
makes us unique amongst all of creation.
An alternative theory is that life is a series of accidents. Things happen randomly without
rhyme or reason. Where you are positioned is the luck of the draw. It is either good luck
or bad luck. You do not have any control over life. You just wait for the next accident to
occur.
The word ‘accident’ had to have been invented by someone who could not explain or
understand why a certain thing occurred. Accidents never just happen, they are caused.
If you do not know the cause of an event or were not expecting it to happen then you
label it an accident or a coincidence. Life takes on a new meaning when we come to know
that there are no accidents, only experiences.
There is a grand design for our existence and we do have control over much of what
we do, therefore make a decision to live life with excitement and energy and join the
maxers.
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