Competition.
It is inherent. A girl child imitates the mother.
A boy child imitates the father. Young ones
are found to imitate the elders. As they grow up imitation turns into
competition. Human life is a game of race between one another or one against all.
We have to enter into competition to achieve life’s goal.
Sometimes we see our profession as a race or a competition.
We get up in the morning, put on the running shoes and head towards
the race track, which is our office. The other runners are those who are involved in the same profession to be running along just like us. We tend to believe that whoever
gets the earlier start or runs longer is the winner. Life is an unusual race that never ends.
We run until we quit, get hurt or retire.
Competition is good for any man up to a point.
It becomes harmful to himself or others, when it goes too far.
When a man enters into competition at work he loses his ability to be objective.
And he is apt to make many mistakes. Competition is a blind race where there are no winners but losers. If one has a problem with being overly competitive, with work if he runs alone, rather than running against someone else, it may yield better result. Doing your work at your own pace, in your own way will get you further in the long run.
Healthy and constructive competition builds life. Perverse competition destroys life.
