Image via Wikipedia I overheard two people talking the other day, they were supervising some kids at play… “There can only be one winner.” He said about the game in progress, with children running around having fun, unaware of the “rules”. “ I don’t want to be the one to tell that to the kids.” She said foreseeing the reactions. “ Why can’t they all win?” I asked. I know that sounds idealistic and naive, after all life, like some games, puts some people on top. At least temporarily. How can there be just one winner? If you are the fastest on the playground are you supposed to dominate in all areas of life then? Telling a person or group that they are “the best” at one thing is great for their ego, and we all need that boost every now and then, but what about when you aren’t as good as someone else at one particular moment in time, are you a loser then? Thought of and treated as such? Is this what we are tellin...
