Learning to use competition, envy in a positive way
1 min readJun 12, 2020
Especially in times of crisis, we can see how quick people are to find faults in others, assign blame quickly.
This is the instinctive action of our inherently self-justifying, individualistic, and subjective nature.
By finding fault in others, assigning blame to others we show how much better, higher we are.
Our whole existence, sustaining healthy self-esteem is based on comparing ourselves to others, trying to prove our self-worth, superiority at all costs.
This is the root cause of the constant, ruthless, exclusive competition, the need to succeed, survive at each other’s expense - which is plaguing our societies, civilizations.