On the Nature of Unfair Competition, or... Those Who Honestly Think They Never Win

You see, it wasn't that I didn't agree with his commentary. After all, everybody, every single one of us, has not only the right to have their own opinion, but we all also have the right to express our ideas. Politely, and within reason, of course.

No, what bothered me was that after reading what he wrote, I could see that, even after all these years... since primary school, junior high, and even high school, he was apparently still comparing himself to me. Yeah, yeah! I was "gifted." I was "the best" at this or that. So what!

Well, sorry (not sorry), but I just don't have time for that. Because not only do I believe that "the last will be first, and the first will be last," I also quite strongly believe that everyone has value. Even villains. Because without the bad guys, how would we even know who and what to look to as truly good in this world?

No, I'm not as rich or as famous as I might have been lead to believe I might one day be when I was growing up in a really small town with only 50 kids (including myself) in our graduating class, but who cares? Just look at the recent COVID-19 outbreak. Think about all the rich, spoiled-rotten celebrities who were whining - despite their millions - because... well, I guess they have troubles, too. Imagine that.

So yeah, I don't know why exactly I'm still stuck where I am today, but then, I gave it all up to God a long, long time ago. "Thy will be done." Because in the end, you can pray and pray, but things just work out the way they're supposed to sometimes. And we mere mortals simply do not always understand why or even how. So, all I can do is what absolutely every other fellow human being on this Earth does every single day - well, all the one's who are still able, anyway - I get up and I do the best I can.

Sometimes it's not good enough though. Sometimes I feel angry and frustrated. But I keep getting up, and I keep on trying. And sorry (not sorry), but I honestly don't think that comparing myself, and my own unique journey in Life to anyone else, would serve any of us in any truly positive way, shape, or form.

And that's just the way it is, really. And there ain't no more. Because again, "I'm not in competition with anyone. I hope we all make it." Because I wasn't competing with anyone (but maybe myself) back in high school, and I sure as heck aren't now either.