生命不是一场竞赛LifeIsn'taCompetitionYouareyoung,andlifehasyettotakeitstollonyou,tothrowdisappointmentsandheartachesandlonelinessandstrugglesandpainintoyourpath.Youhavenotbeenworndownyetbylonghoursofthanklesswork,bytheslingsandarrowsofeverydaylife.Forthis,bethankful.Youareatawonderfulstageoflife.Youhavemanywonderfulstagesoflifestilltocome,buttheyarenotwithouttheircostsandperils.IhopetohelpyoualongyourpathbysharingsomeofthebestofwhatI'velearned.Aswithanyadvice,takeitwithagrainofsalt.Whatworksformemightnotworkforyou.LifeCanBeCruel对于这种人，你只能学会和他们打交道，同时你也要学会择友，选择那些对你友善的、那些真正关心你的、那些令你感觉良好的人做朋友。当你寻找到像这样的朋友，就一定要坚守这份友谊，珍惜他们，花些时间和他们在一起，友善地对待他们并爱他们。有时你会遭遇挫折而非成功。生活并不总会如你所愿。这是另一件你需要学会处理的事情。但你要挺住向前，而不是让这些事让你陷入低谷。接受挫败并学会坚持，不畏困难地追求你的梦想。学会把消极转化为积极，之后你就能做得好得多。但无论如何，都要张开双臂拥抱生活ButBeOpentolifeAnywayYoumightgetyourheartbroken10times,butfindthemostwonderfulwomanthe11thtime.Ifyoushutyourselfofffromlove,you'llmissoutonthatwoman,andthehappiesttimesofyourlife.Youmightgetteasedandbulliedandhurtbypeopleyoumeet…andthenaftermeetingdozensofjerks,findatruefriend.Ifyoucloseyourselfofftonewpeople,anddon'topenyourhearttothem,you'llavoidpain…butalsoloseoutonmeetingsomeincrediblepeople,whowillbethereduringthetoughesttimesofyourlifeandcreatesomeofthebesttimesofyourlife.Youwillfailmanytimesbutifyouallowthattostopyoufromtrying,youwillmissoutontheamazingfeelingofsuccessonceyoureachnewheightswithyouraccomplishments.Failureisasteppingstonetosuccess.Youwillmeetmanypeoplewhowilltrytooutdoyou,inschool,incollege,atwork.They'lltrytohavenicercars,biggerhouses,nicerclothes,coolergadgets.Tothem,lifeisacompetition—theyhavetodobetterthantheirpeerstobehappy.Here'sasecret:Lifeisn'tacompetition.It'sajourney.Ifyouspendthatjourneyalwaystryingtoimpressothers,tooutdoothers,you’rewastingyourjourney.Instead,learntoenjoythejourney.MakeitajourneyofHappiness,ofconstantlearning,ofcontinualimprovement,oflove.Don'tworryabouthavinganicercarorhouseoranythingmaterial,orevenabetter-payingjob.Noneofthatmattersawhit,andnoneofitw