Angel,
Competition can be fun!!  Yesterday, our family went bowling.  Sure, 
one person scored the highest, that person was Greg!!  GRIN!  But, we 
all just had fun.  It was fun just to be together.  Don't you play 
family games like uno or monopoly, just for the fun of it?  Somebody 
wins, but relationships are cemented in the process.  By the way, as 
you would expect, Christopher is very good at monopoly.  I'm sorry 
that we didn't get a chance to play a game with him while he was 
visiting.  We would have all been trounced, of course, but we would 
have had fun just playing with him.  I'm so sorry that you have such 
a negative view of competition.  Personally, I'm planning on whipping 
Greg in a mean game of wracketball when I get to 
heaven.  GRIN!  There isn't any pride in saying that.  It's just the 
love of the challenge and the joy of doing something together that counts!
Kathy


At 09:17 PM 1/15/2006, you wrote:
>What is the point of competition if not to elevate pride.  The whole point
>of competition is to be better than the next fellow.  We ought never to try
>to place ourselves above another in stature.  This is why I have nothing to
>do with competitions.  Just my opinion.
>----- Original Message -----
>From: Sharon Hooley <[log in to unmask]>
>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Sunday, January 15, 2006 1:22 PM
>Subject: Re: Heavenly Play Offs
>
>
> > Even if we did have competition in Heaven, it would not be seen as a
> > prideful thing, but just for fun.
> >
> > Sharon