Once there was a teenage boy who was known as a fast runner in his village. He only 1 winning every race and becoming more successful.
One day, the boy took part in a running race in his village. He2 the 200, 100 and 50-meter races without any problem. He took 3 in himself and received great applause (掌声).
But his grandfather came and asked him to have a race with two 4 competitors (参赛者), an old man and a blind girl. The boy thought it was amazing but 5 .
In the race, the boy finished first,6 the old man and the blind girl were still far behind. With7 , he waved (挥) his hands at the crowd. But they looked at him in 8 , without giving him great applause.
"Why aren't people 9 for me like before?" he asked his grandfather.
"Start the race again with them. But this time,10 of you should cross the finish line at the same time," the grandfather replied.
The boy was 11 but agreed to take part in the race.
During the 12 race, the boy took the hands of the old man and the blind girl. And he walked13 with them to the finish line. The crowd stood up and gave them applause.
The boy asked his grandfather, "For14 are the people cheering? Is it for me or them?"
The grandfather15 and said, "The crowd did not cheer for any one of you. They cheered for how allof you ran the race together."
Facing the race of life, what matters is not just winning, but how you run the race.
