“Competition has been shown to be useful up to a certain point and no further, but co-operation, which is the thing we must strive for today, begins where competition leaves off.”

 – Franklin D. Roosevelt, thirty-second President of the United States

There’s a story that’s widely circulated about nine athletes, all mentally or physically challenged, who competed in a 100-metre race. All started out at the gun, not exactly in a sprint, but with a desire to run the race, to finish and win. The group ran in threes, and about half-way though the event, one of the male athletes tripped, stumbled and fell onto the track. When the other athletes heard him crying, all stopped and came back to help. One of the female competitors sat next to the injured boy, hugged him and as...

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