This is where most of us if not all of us have gotten it so wrong with the turn out of even in our lives, always having it at the back of our minds that the next person beside us is competing with us and because of that we will do all within our powers to outshine that person even when the person we are competing is not aware of what is going on. We have even taken it to the level where all that comes to our mindset is how to step on the next person's life so he or she will fall off in order for us to stand tall and be recognised as the best. Have you ever asked yourself some questions and try to really think deep as regards to the final consolation that will be given to you for putting all these efforts in order to bring your neighbor down just for you to be at the top.
Now let me open your minds and hearts to the truth about the final consolation price we will get at the end of the unnecessary competition we chose to run with that person beside us. I tell you this, the final consolation price for all the efforts you may have put in order to be above your neighbors is nothing but REGRETS!.
Yes regret will always be the final consolation price and this is what most people may not understand in life when they put all their arsenal to work just to take over the center stage when they are out there in an unnecessary competition with their neighbors, friends and colleagues.
Disclaimer: I am not in anyway attributing that being in a competition is totally wrong, No!. What this article is trying to explain to the audience is our existence as humans with one another, our life struggle with one another in trying to make a great and positive difference should not be based on competition. This is based on my personal opinion and thought.
Have you ever wondered why the holy book(bible) said that everything in life is vanity? All the wealth, properties, riches, fame and affluence we strive to achieve in life are all vanity and will not be taken to the next life after death.
Some of us believe that there is this everlasting joy and satisfaction of heart after steping on other people's toes and lives all in a bit to win in life which they see as competition, but of a truth, that joy and satisfaction of heart they have always wished and hoped to get after their win will always turn to be far away from them when they eventually get to that relaxing stage.
You may have seen some retired aged people in your communities today who during their time they were working in some offices, stepped on other people's opportunities to take over their positions and after all the money they have made during their working years still end up being poor, regretting their mistakes and what they did in the past.
Now know this, we all were created on a different dates and times, we have our different purposes, aspirations, dreams, mission in life, etc. Why do we have to allow certain factors to determine our existence amongst ourselves? Why should we allow our selfish desires and wants turn us against each other that we will regret in future? Why do we have to leave that track of responsibility that fate has placed on our shoulders to start chasing shadows, and unnecessary things that will put us off and create enemity within ourselves and to our consciences?
The best part of life is when you live above your worries, and that can not be achieved when you get into unnecessary competition with your neighbor, you can not achieve that when you always leave your own life surviving track to enter into another person's track just to finish your own race, you will not achieve that when you always see everything around you as competition and see yourself as the right winner in everything, you can not achieve that when everything you do each day is to trample on peoples opportunities and taking it by force.
You can and will always achieve that through seeing yourself in your neighbors, friends, colleagues,etc lives, you can achieve everlasting peace of mind and heart when you take life easy and when you open your heart to accept everything with love and work hard to earn what is rightfully yours without hurting that next person beside you.
That your friend made a positive great difference today in academics, finance, personality, etc, does not mean you are not doing your best as you should, everything in life is time and when your time comes, you shall definitely get what rightfully belong to you. Do not in any way see life struggle as a competition because, some people that went through that lane of seeing life as a competition are still regretting their actions and mistakes up till this moment I am writing this article.
Do your best today to make a positive difference by not taking what rightfully belong to others to yourself. I tell you today dear reader, I can not and will never be in a competition with you in order to make it in life, I will run in my own track of doing the right thing, staying focused and believing in myself and in the right time of breakthrough, because in that lies that everlasting fulfillment of purpose and utmost satisfaction of heart and peace of mind.
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