Could it be that feeling better than others only delivers fleeting satisfaction? As long as we’re playing a game of comparison, the next person we meet could easily make us feel as bad about losing as we thought we’d feel good about winning. But the question is not whether we win or lose. If the ultimate value of winning is based on the idea that it will make us feel good, our mission ought to be to learn to feel that way just for the sake of…

Being alive.