In today's society, we are surrounded by competitiveness.  "Win or go home" ... "The one with the most toys wins" ... "We are the champions."  

The competitiveness of others often brings out my own competitiveness.  This creates a vicious cycle where, in the end, no one wins.  In fact, the physical objects that we are competing to attain have very little value and certainly no eternal value at all.  

Why do we do this to ourselves as humans?  It is like we are race horses with blinders on.  We are so focused on the narrow track that it is difficult to see the big, eternal picture.