How does competition function in our society?

 Competition in our society takes an extensive part of our lives, we compete against each other every day without even realizing it. If someone you know gets a raise or is given a higher level position at work you will always strive to be superior. I believe that sometimes competition is healthy, but if you exceed the limit  it becomes unhealthy and unsettles your mind. Competition is only healthy when you do it for yourself and not to surpass other people around us. Every day we strive to exceed others expectations or to be more distinguished than those who surround us. Therefore, competition takes a great part of our daily lives and inflicts on our personalities.