The shallower measure of a test is whether it ends in victory or defeat.
The deeper measure of a test is whether I can use it to become stronger or weaker.
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Dirty Sci-Fi Buddha
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Dirty Sci-Fi Buddha 
Looking at things through our society’s lens of a zero sum game tends to leave us focusing on externalities like victory or defeat rather on the inner struggle for growth.
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Well said.
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I like the idea of a challenge, physical or mental, that will make me stronger.
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I do too. It’s up to us to use perspective and creativity to make it so. 🙂
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