Nowadays there are different ideas about competition. Some value it highly, believing that it is good for social development. However, others say that competition is bad and that it leads to unfriendly relationship between people.
I have taught many children. For them, playing well and winning are often life-and-death events. In their mind what they really want is going for success, the development of many others qualities is sadly forgotten.
However, while some seem to be lost on the way to success, others take an opposite opinion. Many people are strongly against competition. Among them, most are young people who have suffered from such pressure from their parents. They seem to look for failure by not trying to win or achieve success. _______________, they always have an excuse: "I may have lost, but it doesn't matter because I really didn't try." They don't want to admit(承认) that if they have really tried and lost, they would mean more.
Clearly, this belief(信念) is the same as that of those who try to prove(证明) them salves. Both coms from the wrong belief that self-confidence depends on how wall one does by comparing with others. Both are afraid of not being valued. If such fear begins to be unimportant, we can have a better knowledge of competition.
