In the book of greatness

There is an innate desire God has put into everyone of us, the desire to be the BEST. If you doubt this, then consider this: Why do you feel sad whenever you end up in a second position in any competition?

I remember when I was very much young, probably five years old, I wanted to be the best in everything including very dangerous activities like jumping from a tall platform. Even when I watched cartoons, I see myself as more powerful than Hercules, braver than Aladdin and more adventurous than Gulliver. But as I grew a little older, I realized that I can not be the best in everything. For instance, I do not mind having the poorest performance in outdoor games, but I feel very bad if I do not emerge as a winner in any board game. Succinctly put, I love to be the best in the things I am good at. But as I grew much older, I realized that I do not need to compete with other people before I can satisfy my desire to be the best.
The second strongest emotion in a person is this innate desire to be the best, second only to sexual emotion. When it empowers and fully possesses you, you will tend to see others as a threat to your success. For instance, consider our politicians, they think that they are very popular, highly regarded and more qualified for a political position than any of their fellow contestants. They let their second strongest emotions get the best of them, so when they lose in an election they find it hard to accept their loss because it makes them feel inferior to the winner. They regard elections as a means of sealing their confidence in theirselves. Indeed, to me, they are psychologically miserable (their fulfillment depends on their acceptance by others).

Dear friend, what about you? Do you rely on the outcome of a competition to satisfy your invincible desire to be the best? Competitions are meant to reward excellence and not to give fulfillment. All that you need to be the best and be forever fulfilled is to make a magnificent appearance in the book of greatness with the special aid of your unique skills. The way to make such an appearance is by seeing other people as your pathway to greatness. Every person is a line in the book of greatness, if you do him harm he will not give you space in his life (line). For every good you do him, he will put a dot for you in his life (line). If you invest in his life and help him find joy, their will be big dots for you in his life and the lives of his children till the third generation. And guess what? Your dots have a unique colour, so when they are present in many lines of a page (which is a generation) they form a beautiful pattern on that page in the book of greatness.

Never forget that seeking fulfillment from competitions will only make you psychologically miserable. Involving your second strongest emotion in any competition makes the competition unhealthy since it will run down the runners up. Rather than relying on the competitions to make you the best, give your best in all you do and you will become the best, simply because, you can not sow your best and reap less. Remain blessed as you remember your creator in the days of your youth.