#non-competition

[quotingmyjourneys]

That is the motto women should constantly repeat over and over again. Good for her! Not for me.

Amy Poehler (Yes Please)

[aspiringfillintheblank-blog]

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[kellenfu]

The best athlete wants his opponent at his best. The best general enters the mind of his enemy. The best businessman serves the communal good. The best leader follows the will of the people. All of them embody the virtue of non-competition. Not that they don't love to compete, but they do it in the spirit of play. In this they are like children and in harmony with the Tao.

Tao Te Ching chapter 68, as interpreted by Stephen Mitchell

[fuckyeahdirtyverses]

possible hatred (apoetreflects challenge)

i hate the need to succeed

an exercise to compete

poetry for a cause

hate pretentious dramatic pause

i hate those green vegetables

cheap stakes.

potato skins.

i hate vegans

and their moral flavours

i hate bollywood movies

and its stylised lies.

i hate lame music

when the hero dies.

i hate horoscope

but not the stars.

i hate your gods

but not your cause.

i hate the smell of dettol

on hospital floor.

i hate crows in the morning

not at night.

i hate feminists

and small poodles on chains.

i hate glossary

not end notes

the street dog with a bone.

i hate yoko ono.

i hate priests who talk of peace.

i hate candle lit dinner

tiny servings and soups

i hate junior school teachers.

red ears and report cards

i hate cell phones

the need for society

silver forks and high tea

i hate naipaul

and his brilliant novels.

i hate chocolate companies

for comparing chocolate with sex.

i hate chocolates

and the stupid wrapper.

i hate jack when he falls down.

i hate biscuit when it crumbles.

i hate clichéd love poems.

i hate how it makes me feel.

-Pluto.

(hmm... non-competition category)