We have been told that nature's way is the survival of the fittest, that man as well as animals are always in a state of competition. They compete for the best food. They compete for the best territory. They compete for the best mates. It is through the struggle for dominance and control that our various species strengthen themselves and become better. We are even shown "examples" of this in the animal kingdom to justify the same behavior in humans. "Instinct" they call it. I'm here to tell you this is a lie.
How do I know this is a lie? I know it's a lie because my heart tells me so. My heart hurts when I overpower another in the name of winning. It feels sadness when I see that someone doesn't have what they need to survive. My heart feels anger when I see people who have much more than they or their families could ever use in a hundred lifetimes taking even more. I know that, when I help someone in need, not only is the other person stronger but I am stronger as well.
None of those feelings indicate to me that competition is a natural thing. While I can see the possibility of a starving person going a bit crazy and fighting for food, I believe that it is more the fact that food is limited than it is that person really wants to fight. There are many who starve to death every day without fighting for the limited resources around them.
We have come to a point in our history where we can no longer survive in competition mode. The quest for money and power has almost killed our species, not to mention the plant and animal kingdoms and Gaia (Mother Earth) herself.
It is only through nurturing ourselves and the planet that we can begin to heal from the destruction this competition has caused. It is only through cooperating with our fellow beings that we can bring about solutions to the problems currently plaguing us.
It is only through connecting to each other through our hearts we will know and understand the way.
~CSE
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