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.