Competition Versus Cooperation

[Keith Broaders]

Just recently I came to the conclusion that competition causes us to become focused on winning rather than on serving. When we compete, we focus on ourselves rather than the best interests of humanity. Instead of competing with others we should strive to cooperate for the mutual benefit of all.  I believe the more we give, the more we will receive.

To gain financially at the expense of others is morally repugnant to me. If we focus on meeting the needs of others we will harvest according to the seeds we have sown.

Competition divides people into competing bands of Vikings whose goal is to plunder their neighbor before they get plundered.

There is nothing wrong with striving for success, if you are ethical in your actions. A true winner is not determined by how much you accumulate, it is based on how much service your provide to others.

Today professional athletes earn more in a day than most peeopleearn in a year. Paying these gladiators millions of dollars to play a game while thousands of children starve to death every day illustrates our priorities.

While war is the ultimate form of competition, peace is the manifestation of cooperation and mutual respect. Those who are motivated by love cooperate while those who compete are motivated by greed.

In America we teach our children to compete, but perhaps we should be teaching them how to cooperate with other people and other nations.

[Keith Broaders]

Those who are willing to win at all cost will often times lie, cheat and steal to obtain their victories. The old adage that "might makes right" is based on a false premise that "all is fair in love and war."