An Understanding of What Exactly?

The lives of many people are at times upset. Why? Is it that they cannot do all of the things that are their goals in life? Is it that someone that they feel could not actually compete with them has beaten them? Is it this or is it that? We spend our lives asking question after question when things do not seem to go our way. Our existence should be more than simply wanting to always things to go our way. We should learn from our experiences. We should get better at what we, apparently, thought we were already the best at being. 

I have pushed myself before, many times finishing in a far better place than I "should have" finished. But who decides winner from loser just by how things should go? When I was in the Army, I loved to exceed expectations when it came to my ability to run. I tried hard at everything, but running was my personal favorite thing. I was always a big dude, but I was known for being able to run...

I was never the fastest; I wanted it more than some of the others. I spoke to my son, once, I told him that you must never fear being the best. Never fear what anyone can do or say to you; your outcome is your choice. If you can perfrom at a certain level, why give less to make others look better? 

And thus, it is an understanding of a life in which we do the things that we must do to succeed. We must push ourselves beyond the expectations of others. We must never fear being the best. The fastest. The smartest. The undisputed leader. If you fear success, then you have embraced failure before the contest begins.