When best friends become a competitor!
       It felt like something wanted to test my friendship with An, when me and him turned our best friend to rival each other in the school's scholarship competition. The scholarship has only one scholarship, but in terms of transcripts and extra-curricular, An is clearly a little bit better than me. He is a formidable "rival"!
        Without that scholarship, with the condition of his family, he was still able to study abroad by himself. But I do not get financial support scholarship, studying abroad will become a burden for my parents! With that in mind, I became defensive and distanceed from An. He is always ready to lend me English books, share with me good review websites, and I even keep the topic of "Essay" secret from him. I even deliberately "forgot" to tell An about the deadline to register for the seminar on "hunting" scholarships organized by the English Language Center so that he cannot participate. Recently, when An texted me the email address he just got from an upperclassman who had won a scholarship and told me if I have any questions, remember to send him email to ask, I'm so embarrassed! Due to my inferiority, An's envy plus the feeling of worry, not wanting to lose to him, I did not treat my best friend beautifully!
        So, academic competition is a common school situation, but the important thing is, do we know what healthy competition is, right? As a teen, we should not be jealous, jealous of each other for our immediate interests. The competition in learning is the driving force for better learning efforts. This will train me to a positive habit and a bravery right from the school chair to make luggage to overcome the challenges in life later.