One day, I was riding my bike and saw a man about 250 meters in front of me. I could tell he was cycling slower than me and I decided to catch up with him and ________ him.

I started cycling faster and faster. With every block (街区), I got ________ to him. After a few minutes, I was only about 100 meters behind him, ________ I tried harder.

________, I caught up with him and passed him. I felt so good. I won, but he didn’t even know we were racing.

After I ________ him, I found that I had missed my turn.

Isn’t it just like life? We often race ________ others, trying to beat them or show that we’re more successful or more important. We ________ so much time and energy running after them that we miss out on ________ own paths (小路).

The problem with unhealthy ________ is that it’s a never-ending cycle. There will always be someone in front of you. ________ you should do is just run your own race and wish others well.