My most extreme case of envy happened at camp this summer with a girl named Megan Martin. We 1 on the first day of archery(射箭) 2 . Most of us in my group had completely missed our 3 . Except Megan. No matter the activity, Megan was the best. And by best, I 4 beyond the best!
5 the people who get all braggy(自夸), Megan was modest and 6 . So I felt extra terrible the way I did. Then, one day at lunch, Megan sat down next to me. And then she told me a(n) 7 riddle, I laughed heartily. And then we spent a lot of time telling 8 . Later I knew we both had five-year old twin brothers. And it wasn't the only thing we had 9 ! The more we talked, the more I realized how 10 it was that I'd been 11 energy feeling envious when I could have been building a 12 .
Megan told me that she 13 she had my creativity in telling stories. That comment 14 me. Hearing that I couldn't get over how good she was at everything, Megan 15 and suggested we invent a machine that would let people 16 skills for a little while. It was a(n) 17 idea and we spent the rest of lunch 18 the details of the invention.
It's probably impossible not to feel a tiny bit envious at least once in your life. But try to remember that you have your own 19 unique that makes you special. And I know for a fact that putting more energy into 20 thing like building friendship, and less energy into negatives thing like feeling envious, helps make for happier days all round.
