THE RACE OF LIFE

There are countless fish in the sea, both small and large. These fish constantly swim in the water. The small fish are always at risk of being eaten by the larger fish. If a small fish asked the sea how long the large fish will keep eating the small fish, the sea would reply, ‘Until the small fish grow big enough that they no longer fit into the mouths of the large fish.’

Life is the essence of this race. The entire system of this world is built on the principle of competition. The answer to this issue is not to generate a storm of complaints and protests against it. Such a storm of protests is not aimed at some imaginary oppressor but directly at the system of nature, and it is well known that no complaint or protest against nature will be effective.

Furthermore, this competition system is not about oppression or injustice. It serves as a ladder for growth and progress for everyone. Without this system of competition, everyone would become stagnant. All aspects of life would come to a complete standstill.

Everyone has two sides: one related to potential and one related to reality. When someone is born, they are a child in reality but a complete human in potential. In the same way, every newborn is, in reality, someone who knows nothing yet, but in terms of potential, he is a person who carries within his mind the capacity to achieve great things. This applies to every aspect of life. Every person has hidden within him a wealth of extraordinary possibilities. These possibilities become real only when he enters the struggle of life with courage and determination.