Today’s competition isn’t about fighting for land to conquer like it was done thousands of years ago. It’s the every inch possible on the road and highways driving to work that is fought for. It’s the posting status updates and photos for likes on social media.
Philosophical Engineering
Everyone wants a feeling of importance. That is just human nature. How we get it, can be different. But the playing field in which we are playing on and the rules that have been created by society, make the competition fierce for trying to stake your ground. It can seem like people are invading your land or that you have to go out and conquer some.
Life is a game, but a game meant to be played with others. So what should be more important, is our ability to not always be on the offensive or defensive as the tv reporter might tell you as the headlining news, but to recognize when to be a team player. Despite the expectation of the game being a team effort, it starts with the individual effort. This is “our land”.