Survivor

Have you ever considered joining this hit reality tv show?

With a one million dollar prize, millions dream of joining Survivor. I do watch but I am not among the many who want to join.

I see the show, like many (but NOT all) reality shows as the easiest way to ruin and shame one's self, emotionally and psychologically. And what is worse is that millions get to witness your fall.

Worldly motivations prevail - the money, fame and glory. It is competition in its dirtiest form. Values are tested and judged. If you want to stay in the game, you have to outwit everyone. And in doing so, you compromise ethics and morals. You make friends but will have to betray them one way or another in order to get ahead. Or maybe you will only befriend them as a strategy. It then becomes hard to know what's real and what's not. . . .

Others would say that it's only a game, nothing personal. But there is really nothing that's not personal in this world. It's a game, but a cruel and ugly one.

The show Survivor does not reflect the true meaning of the word. Surviving is not about competing with other people and emerging Number 1. In life, your only competitor is yourself. And the real prize - a happy, healthy and value-oriented existence. . .