the progress of man from a cave-dweller to a cosmonaut owes as much to competition among men as to cooperation. Cooperation among groups has strengthened them to fight against nature. But inside the groups, individuals have always shone above one another by dint of their individual talents and skills. Since the beginnings of history, brave men have competed with others for the hands of the most beautiful girls.
Hence the saying : "Only the brave deserve the fair". Even Rama could wed Sita after competing successfully with other kings and princes. The great naturalist, Charles Darwin, attributed evolution of man to the fierce competition among the species in a struggle for survival of the fittest. Gifted with a big brain and flexible limbs, man survived while unwieldy dinosaur became extinct. Competition is the law of nature and all beings compete with one another for scarce resources of nature. The communities most successful in this competiti on havee volved great civilisations, developed science and technology and achieved higherstandards of living than those communities
who lagged behind in the competition. Competition has contributed greatly to the improvement of technology. But for the inexorable competition between the U.S.A. and thethen U.S.S.R., the breath taking advancement in space travel and Man's landing on the moon might never have come about. Both the countries wanted to score a first over theother. While U.S.S.R. was the firstcountry to launch a Sputnik, USA became the first to send a man to the moon. he satellites in space have revolutionised the communication technology. Now people fromall over the globe can watch Olympic games or summit meetings of world- leaders live on their T.V. screens. Through Star
T.V. and Cable T.V. net-works, achievements of different national cultures in cinema, music, fashions and theatre are being beamed to the global community. It is leading to the growth of a single world- culture heavily dominated by the western culture. Man has immeasurable potential for growth and development. Competition Inspires a man to realise his potential by measuring his intellectual and physical Capacities against those of a rival competitor. Surpassing others in performance
