Compete??? *
For??????
A particular school of thought says competition is healthy.... Indeed.. But there are given conditions under which they are healthy..
Like....
Discovery of the best of one's abilities
Eliminating the laziness within
And an urge to build up self confidence...
Apart from these, there is no individual benefit to be competitive.... On the other hand if the above mentioned goals are achieved ... Then competition should be with ONLY SELF....
But.. Sadly... We humans forget the essence of competition and soon cross that thin line of competition and encounter COMPARISON... this is the zone people should never ever enter....
The killer of humanity, downfall of virtues and inviting restlessness are all this area can give us.....
Comparison , therefore is like self inflicted torture and life long companionship with anxiety..
I see people coming to me with major issues and when it's cause is boiled down, it reflects that it was an unsaid comparing trait which plays the culprit.
Again the sad part here is people are seldom interested in comparing themselves to enlightened people or humble and modest population who have gained immensely but are grounded from the core... The reason being that doesn't give others a JEALOUSY FEEL and the mediocre self of humans only race the ones who are in possession of all sorts of material things to gain that extra attention....
Having said so it is easier to gain material happiness if not by hardwork and integrity then by cheating and immorality thus all are engrossed in that competition followed by comparison to achieve that mind-blowing high ranking position in society with all eyes following them and that is the goal people have set...
Whereas to achieve the eternal happiness it involves high amount of self study, introspective attitude and competition with self at a constant pace which is not attention gaining and people don't feel its worth till..... All that comparisons put them into a never ending state of Anxiety and depression......
Folks, it is therefore very important to cautiously compete and not let go off our peace within as it is not sensible to gain attention while loosing inner harmony....
Most people who are unfortunate victims of this competition followed by comparison are those who start having a high self image where by they cannot tolerate anyone else doing better than them in all feilds ...
I know of college toppers, millionaires and most affluent people being victimized by the disease of COMPARISON as they seek to achieve a perfect picturized life and cannot come in terms with what life has to give them in their journey....
Self help tip:
A simple and spiritual way to help overcome any distress caused by life events and dissatisfied feeling is to understand as to how any episode of life has contributed in enrichment of the soul within... Which means how refined have you become with a blow is something to be cherished rather than cribbing.....
Stay calm...
