Humans can be driven only by 2 major factors - Victory or Sex. I know it sounds vague when you think there are so many factors that drive someone, so why should there be only 2 factors that define us?
Let's suppose you are a rich, talented person who has everything in the world. What should drive you further? Wealth? Fame? I feel whatever you define for yourself, you ultimately want to win or be victorious. If you think you want more money, you will not stop until you win i.e. you get more money. Now, since there is no limit of the amount of wealth you can accumulate, you can continue winning. Let's suppose you lose a lot of money in the process and get into an emotional turmoil, what brings you back on your feet? The feeling of victory again pushes you towards getting what you want in life. Nobody, yes nobody likes losing.
Okay, now you might say, what about someone like Mother Teresa? Do you think she was driven by victory? Of course! She wanted to help the needy. She was compassionate about serving the poor. Do you think she sat quietly after helping a few people? No. She went about doing this her entire life. Taking someone from the poorest of the poor and helping them is the biggest victory in life. It's about winning over yourself. Not everyone has the capability and the capacity to do this.
Yes, now there are some exceptions that you might think. Like, let's suppose someone has lost everyone in his life and thinks that he has lost all his hope in life. His love betrayed him, his family was killed by terrorists, his wealth was lost, so what keeps him alive? What drives him? It's his victory over death that keeps him alive. He has a hope of something changing for him, a phase shift that would occur in his life. Hope is a byproduct or a process of reaching that achievement or feeling victorious. If he doesn't want to win over this situation, he would definitely think of not cheating death and take suitable measures, but I'm only writing about what drives us and not what doesn't.
Killing someone is being victorious over someone or the sense of being the powerful, raping someone is the drive of sex, dating someone is the drive of sex, having multiple affairs outside your marriage is also driven by sex. Of course, sex doesn't only mean intercourse, it means you are trying to win over yourself and trying to be accepted by someone. This means you are trying to be victorious over that feeling of loneliness and have someone satisfy your physical needs. Yes, you need not be driven both by sex and victory. They are mutually exclusive.
Arguing with someone is only the feeling of being victorious. You argue with someone to prove your point. You fight with someone on the road to prove that you are right and he was wrong with his driving; you want to win every argument. Humility is victory over ego, Happiness is victory over sadness.
You might think otherwise and try to prove me wrong. So be it - that's your victory over me!
Let's suppose you are a rich, talented person who has everything in the world. What should drive you further? Wealth? Fame? I feel whatever you define for yourself, you ultimately want to win or be victorious. If you think you want more money, you will not stop until you win i.e. you get more money. Now, since there is no limit of the amount of wealth you can accumulate, you can continue winning. Let's suppose you lose a lot of money in the process and get into an emotional turmoil, what brings you back on your feet? The feeling of victory again pushes you towards getting what you want in life. Nobody, yes nobody likes losing.
Okay, now you might say, what about someone like Mother Teresa? Do you think she was driven by victory? Of course! She wanted to help the needy. She was compassionate about serving the poor. Do you think she sat quietly after helping a few people? No. She went about doing this her entire life. Taking someone from the poorest of the poor and helping them is the biggest victory in life. It's about winning over yourself. Not everyone has the capability and the capacity to do this.
Yes, now there are some exceptions that you might think. Like, let's suppose someone has lost everyone in his life and thinks that he has lost all his hope in life. His love betrayed him, his family was killed by terrorists, his wealth was lost, so what keeps him alive? What drives him? It's his victory over death that keeps him alive. He has a hope of something changing for him, a phase shift that would occur in his life. Hope is a byproduct or a process of reaching that achievement or feeling victorious. If he doesn't want to win over this situation, he would definitely think of not cheating death and take suitable measures, but I'm only writing about what drives us and not what doesn't.
Killing someone is being victorious over someone or the sense of being the powerful, raping someone is the drive of sex, dating someone is the drive of sex, having multiple affairs outside your marriage is also driven by sex. Of course, sex doesn't only mean intercourse, it means you are trying to win over yourself and trying to be accepted by someone. This means you are trying to be victorious over that feeling of loneliness and have someone satisfy your physical needs. Yes, you need not be driven both by sex and victory. They are mutually exclusive.
Arguing with someone is only the feeling of being victorious. You argue with someone to prove your point. You fight with someone on the road to prove that you are right and he was wrong with his driving; you want to win every argument. Humility is victory over ego, Happiness is victory over sadness.
You might think otherwise and try to prove me wrong. So be it - that's your victory over me!
