. Competition in the business and economic world are usually thought of as healthy attributes because it forces companies and individuals to improve themselves and prosper. I like to think of surfing in the same way. In a competitive market, firms must compete with other firms in order to offer the "lowest available prices" for consumers. In other words, consumers have alternatives to choose from when buying a particular product; thus keeping firms on their toes at all times. Once a firm looses its desire to stay competitive and successful, it will eventually be forced to shut down because the price of its products produced would in essence be less than the average variable costs to produce them. !
             The same goes for surfing in the sense that once a surfer stops competing, or stops his search for self-gratification and improvement, he will only sink to the bottom and be pushed aside by the competition.
             After a smooth 20-minute drive to Grandview Beach in Leucadia California, I have finally arrived, and I
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