Challenging the limit, going beyond the self and keeping moving are the priceless qualities of every athlete. Thus, originally, every athlete deserves praise even though sometimes they lose the game!

However, the world always “works” hard to distinguish good or bad. Those applauses and screams in the stadium always belong to the championship while those who are willing to make efforts too are always ignored -- the cheers for them are always unexpectedly low even if they stick to the end. The reason for that is just because they fail to win the game. Worse still, very few people care for those “losers”. (they are losers in peoples’ eyes.) And they are not willing to give their helpful hands to hold those exhausted. Last but not least, the unavoidable backwards of those in the dry tree would even invite audience’s complains!

Unfortunately, I am a “losers” many times. The experiences are painful especially on the occasions. For instance, once I participated in 800-meter running I fell behind others even though I was doing my utmost. At that moment, I could clearly notice a storm of applause for the winner while I was slowly heading for the finishing point. After that, the stadium was so silent that I couldn’t hear any encouragement! I was more than disappointed but I couldn’t stop. I had to move without any cheerful voice.

So, I can fully understand those who have had the same experience and the same bitterness and frustration. In that section of the final race, those falling behind often lose the power to move forward. They will consider giving up! However, they need to make it for the sake of not letting down those who are cheering them even if the cheers are not strong enough.

Once upon a time, I wished I can command the audience so that I would order them to use the most sonorous voice to cheer the keep-on-fighting laggards, and to use the most enthusiastic and warmest arms to give them the embrace of encouragement. Thus, the keep-on-fighting laggards would suffer less bitterness and the world will be a warm, harmonious place to live in.