The joy of competitiveness

Oh, the joy of competitiveness.  A while ago, longer than I care to note, it was the fundament to the striving for success in those days of formal education.  And today, at the other side of the journey between education and death, I watched how competitiveness drove you on through the toils of success asking who greeted more fans than I?

It is simple, the thing you need to do is be interested in the other person, whomever that person is.  And who is not interesting, who is not interesting when viewed in the openness of curiosity?  This it is a choice, choose to be curious and the other person will offer something if interest even if it is only the wonder as to why the other person is as closed as they are. And the conversation may lead to a new friend, but beware, do not be a pest.

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