My partner and I volunteer at the same community center and we've started competing over who does more, who's more needed, who gets more appreciation from the people we serve. What started as shared purpose has become this weird rivalry that's poisoning both our relationship and our ability to actually help anyone.
More people experience this than they realize.
The ego's hunger for individual recognition can corrupt even the most generous shared commitments.
“Where Are You with Ubuntu love — the communal dimension?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.