At my primary school, I was one of the smartest kids there. I never 1, but always got near perfect scores on all my tests. I was a child genius (天才), at least in my mind. I was also 2 music and sports. I was pretty sure that once I got to seventh grade, everyone including my teachers would be 3 by me.
But actually, they weren't.
When I arrived at my new class, it seemed that there was always someone else who could do 4 than I. My grades got worse and I needed to actually be studying for my tests. I believed I wasn't smart. I believed I wasn't talented. I believed I 5.
Over the next two years, I had to work very hard for everything I did. Grades were still very low but gradually 6. I worked really hard but was still never the best at everything.
But do I really have to be the best at everything? All the pressure I was feeling, all that 7 when I did wrong, that was me! I was being too hard on myself. In fact, when I did badly on a test, my classmates would never 8 me.
No one is perfect. There will probably always be someone better than me at something. I will never be the number one at everything, and it's really Okay.
