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Well, i think it depends on the ppl.. Rivalry makes some ppl to try their best,
stimulates them to work harder and etc... But it makes other ppl become bad, do dirty thing to their rivals in order to win in "the battle", whatever it is. lol X.x
stimulates them to work harder and etc... But it makes other ppl become bad, do dirty thing to their rivals in order to win in "the battle", whatever it is. lol X.x
Ino_Yamanaka
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do u think its like a double edged sword kinda? Like its both good and bad but depending on the person?
Ino_Yamanaka
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yea i think that may be my opinion cuz there are people that would do anything to win in order to beat someone and i think i mite be that kind of person
Ino_Yamanaka
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CaptainKenpachi
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i think the same thing although i do it anyway. i think people tend to forget about things like this and just enjoy life
well i won like a realy good school in bulgaria last year and then the rivalry stoped me my best friend and against like 2 other people we used to tease each other sometimes even fight but now i saw that it was wrong
is rivalry good?
i think yes as long as it doesn't get too aggressive...
once it comes to the point of trying to stop the other person from achieving well then it isn't good...
but a litle rivalry to try and outdo each other is a help for you even if you don't think you will need it later... it's better to have the results there as you cannot regret not having them in the future...
so yes it's good unless it starts affecting you or others negatively.
i think yes as long as it doesn't get too aggressive...
once it comes to the point of trying to stop the other person from achieving well then it isn't good...
but a litle rivalry to try and outdo each other is a help for you even if you don't think you will need it later... it's better to have the results there as you cannot regret not having them in the future...
so yes it's good unless it starts affecting you or others negatively.
Ino_Yamanaka
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thanks for all the comments guys! another one will prolly be up 2nite...depends if i start thinking of stuff some more lol
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Hey Ino,
firstly expressing these thoughts is the best thing you can do, to actually become more confident and true to yourself.
Now, I noticed that you call that girl "friend" and this shows more than you thing. Believe it or not, in my opinion, you actually care about that girl and not only as a rival, you care about her as a person and do you know why? Because somehow you see a part of yourself in her. You recognize that there are some things that you have in common (for example rivalry at clothes shows that you are both clothe-lovers and other examples of these little things that express our true self, I'm sure you understand what I mean).
So, I think that the question you must ask yourself is why have you chosen this girl to be your rival (same goes for her too) when you could chose her as a friend? Because we chose our rivals or they chose us, exactly the way it happens with our friends.
For the theoretical part, my basic principle is not see things as good or bad. Not all things are black and white, so I don't think that there's a "right" answer to your question. For example, L. D. Vinci's rivalry to everyone else gave us the Mona Lisa, but Achilles' rivalry to the Greek Gods, led to a dead Hector, to a dead Patroclus and to the death of himself. See?
Hope I helped you a little! And bravo for your grades!
firstly expressing these thoughts is the best thing you can do, to actually become more confident and true to yourself.
Now, I noticed that you call that girl "friend" and this shows more than you thing. Believe it or not, in my opinion, you actually care about that girl and not only as a rival, you care about her as a person and do you know why? Because somehow you see a part of yourself in her. You recognize that there are some things that you have in common (for example rivalry at clothes shows that you are both clothe-lovers and other examples of these little things that express our true self, I'm sure you understand what I mean).
So, I think that the question you must ask yourself is why have you chosen this girl to be your rival (same goes for her too) when you could chose her as a friend? Because we chose our rivals or they chose us, exactly the way it happens with our friends.
For the theoretical part, my basic principle is not see things as good or bad. Not all things are black and white, so I don't think that there's a "right" answer to your question. For example, L. D. Vinci's rivalry to everyone else gave us the Mona Lisa, but Achilles' rivalry to the Greek Gods, led to a dead Hector, to a dead Patroclus and to the death of himself. See?
Hope I helped you a little! And bravo for your grades!
very interesting ino i wouldnt say all the others are flings they are there to make you a better person and prepare you for your one true love. if you now start a job u wouldnt really know anything about the job, its similar in relationships u have to try and fail try and fail until your good at it and thats when u will find your one true love and be able to treat that person with love and care
Ino_Yamanaka
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July 29, 2008
When I got home today I turned on the TV and started skipping through the channels. I was bored and I happened to stumble upon the animal channel. I wasn't very interested but I watched for a couple minutes. It was a cheetah attacking a young zebra. This was nothing new to me I have seen these things all the time but the narrator then said how the cheetah targets the weakest in the pack. Then I began to think, is this common practice in the animal world also true for the world where we humans live today? I find the cheetah targeting the weakest member in the group equivalent to the cliques and groups. We all know that there is gossip and people attack weird, nerdy, or people that they just don't like. I started to think even more, I know the people who attack others are only trying to hide or cover up their own insecurities but like the animal world, they target the weaker people. I personally know how it is to gossip and talk about people because I admittingly say right now that I do it. I understand thta many people use it as a security measure because putting others down makes them feel superior and hides their own flaws and I am a part of that group. So even though I am covering up my flaws by picking on different people, I thought again: no one in the world is perfect and we all have our own insecurities. There must be other ways people hide their inseurities or take it out on others besides gossiping. If all humans have flaws and imperfections and it is almost second nature to many to attack those weaker than us, do all human beings have a bad nature as well? Do we all have a bad nature that is instilled in us where we somehow make ourselves feel better at someone else's expense? Are human beings born with a bad nature within us since no one in the world is perfect?
When I got home today I turned on the TV and started skipping through the channels. I was bored and I happened to stumble upon the animal channel. I wasn't very interested but I watched for a couple minutes. It was a cheetah attacking a young zebra. This was nothing new to me I have seen these things all the time but the narrator then said how the cheetah targets the weakest in the pack. Then I began to think, is this common practice in the animal world also true for the world where we humans live today? I find the cheetah targeting the weakest member in the group equivalent to the cliques and groups. We all know that there is gossip and people attack weird, nerdy, or people that they just don't like. I started to think even more, I know the people who attack others are only trying to hide or cover up their own insecurities but like the animal world, they target the weaker people. I personally know how it is to gossip and talk about people because I admittingly say right now that I do it. I understand thta many people use it as a security measure because putting others down makes them feel superior and hides their own flaws and I am a part of that group. So even though I am covering up my flaws by picking on different people, I thought again: no one in the world is perfect and we all have our own insecurities. There must be other ways people hide their inseurities or take it out on others besides gossiping. If all humans have flaws and imperfections and it is almost second nature to many to attack those weaker than us, do all human beings have a bad nature as well? Do we all have a bad nature that is instilled in us where we somehow make ourselves feel better at someone else's expense? Are human beings born with a bad nature within us since no one in the world is perfect?
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