The American culture especially, and Western culture in general, urges us to not only become the best that we can be, but also win against the competition.
Roger HousdenStruggle has a natural place in our life, but the fight or flight syndrome is often false struggle. There are times for that but we can have that reaction in areas of our life where it's not successful. Areas that concern existential issues or qualities of life - like meaning or purpose or love. These things actually come to us more as we let go of struggling to achieve them.
Roger Housden