Tuesday, April 18, 2017

Owned


At the heart of much speculative fiction (and fiction in general) is a question. What if? On Tuesdays I like to throw one out there and see what you make of it. Do with it as you please. If a for-instance is not specified, feel free to interpret that instance as you wish. And if you find this becomes a novel-length answer, I'd appreciate a thank you in the acknowledgements ;)

What if your rival beat ("owned") you in a long-standing competition between the two of you, and you realized you no longer care? Why might that be?

Today's A to Z Challenge post brought to you by the letter...

29 comments:

  1. I'm not very competitive so I don't think I'd care either way. BUT if I were to care, I'd probably try harder to own them next time haha

    ReplyDelete
  2. Hi Liz -because at the end of the day it's not that important, or if it is - then move on and achieve in some other way ... you own your own life - cheers Hilary

    http://positiveletters.blogspot.co.uk/2017/04/o-is-for-orkney-islands-adapted-breeds.html

    ReplyDelete
  3. Probably because I finally realized it really didn't matter anyway.

    ReplyDelete
  4. Agree with what Alex said (I do that a lot, LOL, agree with his comments :) I think the older one gets, they come to that conclusion that certain things really don't matter.

    betty

    ReplyDelete
  5. I gave trying to be the fastest runner years ago because I faced up to facts. No Olympic gold for me.

    ReplyDelete
  6. I would blame my kids. They suck every bit of energy from my being including caring about winning contests with rivals. Energy vampires. That's what they are!

    O is for Owl Worship

    ReplyDelete
  7. I suppose time would have changed my attitude and perhaps the competition being over I just realized nothing that mattered had changed.
    Perspectives at Life & Faith in Caneyhead

    ReplyDelete
  8. It seems that other things have replaced the contest, and it is no longer important to happiness.

    ReplyDelete
  9. To me it would mean time had passed. Things that evoke an emotion initially (being cut off in traffic, a hurtful word) don't both me once I've had a chance to distance myself from the situation.

    ReplyDelete
  10. I would most likely have moved on to something else and I would't give 2 hoots if I were beaten. On the other hand, if I were still in the competition I'd .be giving it my best try

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. It's a long standing competition of some sort.

      Delete
  11. I don't know. I'm not good at posits like this. I'm not good at figuring out why I feel the way I do.

    ReplyDelete
  12. I don't have a rival because I don't compete in anything, unless you count Scrabble, lol. That said, I find that there are other things that matter more to me now. So maybe age and wisdom would be the answer. Not that I claim to be wise, but I have learned a couple things I think.

    ReplyDelete
  13. I pick up battle wisely.
    Coffee is on

    ReplyDelete
  14. Cause long standing means, long time and I get bored. By getting bored, I get over things like that fast. So there you have it, long standing, boring, over it all.

    ReplyDelete
  15. What seemed to be so important at first, is realize, in the end, how silly it really is and quite. Waste of time.

    ReplyDelete
  16. That would probably be because my rival used underhand tactics, rendering their victory worthless, while I retain the moral high ground. Or just because the competition didn't seem as important as it did when we were both a lot younger.

    ReplyDelete
  17. For your "P" post, are you going to use Pwned? (Darn, I should have!) I can be competitive, but maybe not caring if I was owned means I've grown up and gained some maturity. Maybe. Alana ramblinwitham.blogspot.com

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. No. P falls on a Wednesday, and a student gave me a good story. (Well, semi good.)

      Delete
  18. Life's too short and precious to have rivals. I'd be next to the coffee machine with Dora :) Leave the wannabewinners to themselves :) Hope all is well, Liz.

    ReplyDelete
  19. Because I realized there are more important things in life than fighting with my rival?

    ReplyDelete
  20. I don't know if I have any rivals. If I do I guess I really don't care. lol

    ReplyDelete

I appreciate your comments.

I respond to comments* via email, unless your profile email is not enabled. Then, I'll reply in the comment thread. Eventually. Probably.

*Exception: I do not respond to "what if?" comments, but I do read them all. Those questions are open to your interpretation, and I don't wish to limit your imagination by what I thought the question was supposed to be.