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        %INTEGRATIVE POSITIVE SUM COMPETITIVE GAMES 870126

     Traditional   games  have  been   zero/negative   sum
competitions   which   often  lead  to   personal/communal
disintegration.     Such  zero/negative  sum   games   are
motivated  by  the  respect shown  for  the  ideals  which
empower  and direct them;  e.g.,  when their  winners  are
accorded  additional  respect and power,  and  losers  are
ignored.

     Shifting  respect from winners of  zero/negative  sum
competitions toward winners in positive  sum  competitions
will  contribute  to  the integration of  individuals  and
communities.    It  will  not be easy  to  shift  respect,
because  those people who are most integrative tend to  be
losers in the zero/negative sum competitions;  as are most
people.    There  are  few winners  in  zero/negative  sum
competitions;  and the many losers covet the privilege  of
being one  of the few winners.  According  to  traditional
rules  the  many will find it difficult to deal  with  the
uncertainties  of  a  new  set  of  strange  rules.    The
insecurity of new rules threatens even losers.

     The  vast majority of people loose under the rules of
zero/negative sum competition. The vast majority of people
would  win more often if they began to grant  their  heart
felt  respect  only  to  people  who  contribute  to  both
personal and communal integration in competitions to excel
in integration rather than in zero/negative sum games.

                                                                                                                               
                         (c) 2005 by Paul A. Smith in      
                    (On Being Yourself, Whole and Healthy)  
                                                                                                                               
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