Sri Lanka, Nov. 1 -- Competition has become the way of life for most of the people in the world, especially in the context of fulfilling unlimited wants within limited resources. Parents and teachers train their children to compete in all kinds of different settings with the expectation of making them winners.

From the day one is born,he/she will have to compete against their siblings to get the attention of the parents and/or the caregiver. Even if there are no other siblings, a baby might have to compete against the TV and/or social media to get the undivided attention of the parents in the present milieu. One might even say that competitive nature is built into our instincts in order for us to survive and sustain life on this planet....