I learned a lesson in "heart" from my little 10-year-old daughter, Sarah, who was born with a muscle(肌肉)missing in her foot and has to wear a brace（支撑架） all the time. That's why she has problems running freely or even walking quickly.
On a beautiful spring day, at 4:00pm, she came home and told me that she joined in "field day". On that day, students usually have lots of races, games, matches and competitions. They join in the "field day" and win prizes.
Because of her brace, my mind raced, "She must be very upset. What should I say to make her cheer up?" So I tried to think of words of encouragement for my poor Sarah, things I could say to her about not letting this get her down—things I have heard many famous coaches tell the players when they were faced with defeat(失败), but before I could say a word out, she looked up and said happily, "Daddy, I won two of the races."
I couldn't believe it! Then Sarah said, "I had an advantage（优势）."
Ahha. I knew it. She must have been given a head start……some kind of physical（身体上的） advantage. I thought in my mind. But again, before I could say anything, she said, "Daddy, I didn't get a head start…My advantage was I had to try harder!"
