CREATING RUNGS

It's always great to see someone succeed. In England we rather favour the underdog and in many cases resent another's success which is a terrible state of affairs. Unlike the USA many people actually resent another persons achievement, possibly asking the question ... Do they think they are better than me... What an absolutely stupid way of thinking. Of course someone else is better than you, everyone is always the absolute best at being themselves, there are no second places in individuality. 

Wherever you are on the journey of life there will aways be someone ahead or behind you, this doesn't mean they are any better than you which is the most negative and self defeating way of approaching life. The Olympics is about competition, and however good the competitors are today, the point of all events is finding success for one moment in time. Life is exactly the same, it's just the moment is a little bit longer, but none the less so much more important. 

Focusing your life on a goal, a purpose to achieve and achieving that goal is a wonderful thing, it's what makes us special, but always remember there is an ultimate purpose to life that is not based in the acquisition of materialistic goals, it's the spirit that really counts. But and as usual it is a big but we live in a very competitive world which has both good and bad connotations. Competition allows us to strive for something more than we would ever be able to achieve playing solitaire, achievement that sets the bar and places another rung on the ladder for others to climb on. Over time you can see this progressing with people achieving greater things possible than they ever thought would be.

But competition at the detriment of others, means the winning and trampling of others takes over from the noble  growth  purpose, then you can see the problem humanity faces in every day life. The Olympics has strict rules of play to ensure competitors don't resort to behaviour of a less than decent nature. Through the success game we seek to foster this exact same mentality for the players, so when you achieve your ultimate goal, you know you've done it through helping others and competing with yourself. When it comes to cheating many people play a game that only serves to cheat themselves out of the true happiness they deserve.

So when you seek to play the game of life, try to focus on the purpose of your life for the long haul not simply the sprint. How you play the game is truly the most important aspect to keep in mind, so when someone succeeds never be jealous of their success but celebrate it, learn from it and apply that knowledge to your own life.