Once there was a 14-year-old boy who was known as a fast runner in his village. He only cared about winning every race and becoming more 1 .
One day, the boy 2 a running race in his village. He won the 100-meter and 50-meter races with no problem. He was 3 himself and received great applause (掌声).
But his grandfather asked him to have a race with two unexpected people, an old man and a blind (盲的) 4 . The boy thought it was unbelievable but agreed. In the race, the boy finished 5 , but the old man and the blind girl were 6 at the starting line (起跑线). With joy, he was waiting for the applause from the crowd. But they kept 7 .
"Why are people not cheering 8 me like before?" he asked his 9 . "Start the race again with them. But this time all of you should cross the finish line at the same time," the grandfather said.
The boy was surprised but 10 .
During the second race, the boy took the 11 of the old man and the blind girl and walked 12 with them. The crowd gave them a standing applause.
The boy asked his grandfather, "For whom are the people cheering? Is it for me, or 13 ?"
The grandfather was happy. He 14 and said, "The crowd did not cheer for anyone of you. They 15 for how you all ran the race together."
Facing the race of life, what matters is not just winning, but how you run the race.
