There's a huge difference between providing value and winning.
Wow. You just said in nine words what I was trying to get at with 1000.
You're right, the chance to "win" at something seems like a drug-hit. We're unsatisfied with the day-to-day, so we look for some area to compete that'll make us feel better. (Video games are another place we go to win meaningless victories.)
Being the best husband and father - now there's an area where you can make a real impact!
You did all the hard work.
I just read something well thought out and expressed in a way that made me understand it.
It's pretty easy to get so busy in life that you miss things.
It takes people who can express ideas in a way that breaks through all of that and actually speaks to the person buried under all of that "fake importance" to effect change.
That's on you. ;-)
Aw, shucks. Good thing the webcam on this computer doesn't work or you'd see me blushing!