Competitor can sometimes be replaced with the word ‘rival’, where two persons see each other as equal match instead of an opponent who must be defeated. Other than comparing our current results with the previous one, we compare ourselves from one to another, to know how good we are, to see how far we go, and to have a rival of our own; unavoidable comparisons which are to be made, be it involves only us or the rest of the world. Perhaps it has been part of our lives that we compare each other without us knowing, that we always judge ourselves and the others, that we sometimes not admitting the fact that we are comparing one from another. Moreover, there is a misconception that having rivals is unspeakable, the worst of all comparisons being made while it actually helps in improving ourselves, bringing us forward and further from where we are as it somehow gives us the motivation to work harder in order to exceed all people, especially the rivals. Personally, it is our hearts which determine the outcome of such rivaling, based on how we look at it and how we are to deal with it. When we fail to accept the fact that we cannot surpass the others, when we hate it so much of being the losers and when we overwhelmed by jealousy and hatred, we would then find ourselves becoming the worst ever, where we no longer take our rivals as rivals, but a competitor, an opponent, and an enemy.
