Competition is not outside. It is within you.

You are the creator of your own competitions.

Life is a big competition. And it is not. These are two contrasting views about life. If you look at the life in an outwardly view you will see it as a competition. An individual struggles in the society to be successful. Fortunately, nowadays there are many parameters of these "Successes". Which are suitable for each and every individual ethnicity, intellectuality, and gender. So, we are given a choice, a collection of games, for us to participate and compete against each other. If we succeed, we will feel wholesome, triumphed and happy. Some people never think outside this framework of life. So, they develop skills and competencies to succeed in the game they chose to play. And I call these people, the Circle Drawers.

metamorphosis

But I see another competition, which happens inside of an individual. I cannot speak on behalf of others, hence what I am saying can only be applied to my consciousness. Yet, it can be not so. Maybe others are going through similar stages in their lives. Like metamorphosis suggests.

Metamorphosis - Competition is not outside

Metamorphosis happens not only in amphibians and butterflies. It happens within humans as well. It is not profound like in the novel by Franz Kafka. You would not be magically transforming into a butterfly overnight. Yet, it happens, with accumulated wisdom over years and years of deliberate search. Specially in ones who are inclined to search for truth despite of endless disappointments of current understanding of self. Understanding the game of life, is one such moment. The framework given to us by our parents and teachers as the game of life is outside is a wrong view. There is no game of life outside your mind. The whole game of life is inside your brain. And this fact alone can change the way you navigate the world in the rest of your living. Instead of searching outside, things which we cannot accumulate, and keep. You will start to play the game of self. Playing with yourself, in understanding yourself. This can transform faster, inside out and you will not have to worry about worldly possessions of your life.

Maybe I am naive to talk about this. Often, I see someone argue I haven't read enough Books to argue about philosophy of existence. Then I ask myself, what is existence other than examining myself from within. "I" is the greatest written book ever. And I just read it every day. I speak with facts, just comes directly out of its pages. So, why this is secondary to any other book. It cannot be true and it will never be true. So, I would not play the game as everyone else would. I would create my own book. And be a happy loser in the worldly games. As the real competition is not outside. It is within me with myself.