August 25, 2009

Competition is defined by Microsoft Thesaurus as rivalry, struggle, battle and a contest.

Apparently, in our everyday lives, we face a lot of competitive situations. These are from getting the attention of our loved ones and friends, getting into school, being noticed by our crushes, given recognition by our superiors and peers, getting a good job, being in a relationship with the girl of your dreams and more and more.

Some say competition makes things better for everyone. It makes you personally want to grow and reach your potential. It makes one exceed expectations. It makes companies perform better than others while trying to manage the costs. It improves services for customers. In the realm of public service, best qualified leaders stand out from the rest.

Competition is actually good as it brings out the best in us and of those who are competing. It stops us from being complacent and makes us strive for excellence as we should.

In my case, I learned from the lessons of Desiderata which tell us never to compare ourselves to others as we might become envious for those who seemingly are better than us and we might become too full of ourselves when faced with people who we regard as less than us. Thus, I compete with myself on how to be better than what I am at present so that every day I learn and grow.

As what I usually say as my battle cry or my usual spiel, Para sa kauswagan sang Syudad sang Iloilo, UGYON Kabataang Ilonggo, UGYON Iloilo. Ilonggos are worth working and fighting for.