Personal Victory Need Not Have Someone Else Be Dominated Or Lose
The use of the term “victory” in connection with personal fulfillment has been problematic because the origin of the word “victor” connotes “conquer.” Conquering is inconsistent with our intended understanding of victory.
Some other words that could describe personal victory include: fulfillment, win, attainment, arrival, triumph and success. The opposites of victory are even more telling: failure, loss and defeat.
The challenge and opportunity is to use the word “victory” with no sense of domination, violence or creating a loss for another person.
What victories have you created in your life that have not caused someone else to lose? Is there another way that you prefer to better communicate your sense of victory that we are describing? Describe the feeling of personal victory: what are the sensations that are present at a moment of victory?