I was cycling and saw a person about 250 meters ahead of me. I could tell I was cycling a little f    1     than him. I decided to catch up with him. I had about a kilometre to go on the road before turning off.

I started cycling more and more quickly. After a while, I was o    2     about 100 metres behind him, so I really sped up and tried my best.

Finally, I passed him. On the inside, I felt so d    3    . I defeated him! But he didn’t know we were racing.

After I passed him, I felt so happy and rode on. Soon I found that I had missed my turn and had to r    4    .

Isn’t that what happens in life when we compete with others, trying to outdo them or trying to show that we are more s    5     or more important? We think it is an exciting moment, so we spend our time and e    6     running after them and miss out on our own paths.

The problem with an unhealthy race is that it’s a never ending cycle. There will always be s    7     ahead of you in one way or another. What you should do is just run your own race and wish others well.

Wherever you go, no matter what the weather is, always bring your own sunshine.