I have always avoided competition and just kept busy doing what was natural & direct in relating to the survival of self, wife, children and community. Yes one has to be competent and have good skills in order to do well but, its purpose is never to rival or best another person. Robert Maybe you should define "competition" more clearly, to avoid misunderstanding ... There is competition (beat everyone else in order to win) and competition (playfully test yourself against someone else, or one aspect of yourself against another). Seems like the direction of the debate would change depending on which one you are talking about. David ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links a.. To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BardonPraxis/ b.. To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: BardonPraxis-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com c.. Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]