A Silent Race

At times people don't seek any competition in life, nor do they want any rivalry with anyone, or perhaps, sometimes they do. There are many people around you, and most of them want to prove themselves and hence, continuously look for opportunities to do so. There is nothing wrong in doing that, there is no harm in trying to prove yourself till the time it is done in an ethical way. These people, they just know that they are capable of something and so, it is fair to call them achievers.

Apart from the above group, there is another set of people who are either too self aware, or they are not aware at all. They simply give up before even trying, maybe due to the lack of confidence, or maybe they are too afraid to lose. There can be many reasons for them to not show up. And hence, they don't understand the competition and moreover, don't even want to understand.

But somewhere in between these two lies another set of people, who know what they are capable of and are somewhat fine with proving it, but not in a competitive way. They don't want to seek validation, they don't want to get ahead of anyone. I personally adore these people. They live with a very settled mindset. But is this mindset a pro or a con? While it's valid to not seek out for competition, it's invalid to avoid it completely when it arises. What I have inferred from these people is that they don't want to compete in a toxic environment. They seek a healthy competition which is actually a good thing, and hence, they even initiate a healthy competition.

But do you think in today's world, is it possible to have a healthy competitive environment? Personally, I don't think so. People are too composed in themselves that somewhere they forget to show some empathy towards other people, and that proves a lot.

Thank you
-Kritika