一个人真正的成长，是从他真诚地欣赏对手开始，人的一生，总是会遇到比自己强，比自己优秀的人，只有真诚地去欣赏他们，吸取他们的优点，你才会渐渐成长，成为一个优秀的人。
A person's true growth begins with sincerely appreciating their opponents. Throughout one's life, there will always be people who are stronger and better than oneself. Only by sincerely appreciating them and absorbing their strengths can one gradually grow and become an excellent person.
记得那是二年级班里竞选队长的时候，当时，我满怀信心，对所有人的演讲不屑一顾，“手下败将，看看你的成绩，跟我相差一大截呢。”听着马同学的演讲，我心中骄傲无比地说。轮到我时，我自信地走上台，“大家好……我的演讲完毕了，请大家把手中宝贵的一票投给我，谢谢。”本以为我话音刚落也能收到大家热烈的掌声，谁知只是零零散散的，我心中大感不妙。果然，在投票时，我只收到了可怜的2票，而马同学，却有33票，将近全班的总票数。回家后，我心情低落，将事情告诉了妈妈，妈妈听完我的诉说，语重心长地对我说，“宝贝，你想想，既然马同学能高票当选，你是不是要反思一下自己，在哪些方面不如马同学。”我低下头沉思在学校发生的事情，说道，“我知道了，马同学在学校虽然成绩没有我好，但是他为人善良，经常帮助老师和同学，在其他同学有学习上的困难时，他也会积极解答，所以，他会如此高的票数。”第二天，我来到学校，主动向马同学伸出双手，说：“恭喜你当上了中队长，你的很多方面都值得我学习，这次，我输的心服口服，下次我会努力打败你。”令我没想到的是，就是我的这一举动，让我们成为了好朋友，我开始欣赏马同学。
I remember it was when I was running for captain in my second grade class. At that time, I was full of confidence and looked down on everyone's speeches. "Look at your performance, you're far behind me," I said proudly as I listened to Ma's speech. When it was my turn, I confidently walked onto the stage and said, "Hello everyone... my speech is over, please vote for me with your precious votes. Thank you." I thought I would receive warm applause from everyone as soon as I finished speaking, but to my surprise, it was only scattered, and I felt uneasy in my heart. Sure enough, during the voting, I only received a pitiful 2 votes, while Ma received 33 votes, nearly the total number of votes in the class. After returning home, I was feeling down and told my mother about the situation. After listening to my story, my mother said to me earnestly, "Baby, think about it, since Ma was elected with a high number of votes, do you need to reflect on yourself and identify areas where you are not as good as Ma?" I lowered my head and pondered what happened at school, saying, "I know now. Although Ma's grades are not as good as mine, he is kind and often helps teachers and classmates. When other students have learning difficulties, he also actively answers, so he has such a high number of votes." The next day, I came to school and took the initiative to extend my hands to Ma, saying, "Congratulations on becoming the team leader. Many aspects of you are worth learning from. This time, I am convinced of my defeat, and next time I will try my best to defeat you, It was my action that made us good friends, and I began to appreciate Mr. Ma.
记得一次运动会，我参加了50米跑，那时，我信心满满地认为没人能超越我，当比赛真正开始时，我傻眼了，起初，我冲在第一，可路程过半，时同学突然加速，一鼓作气，冲到了第一，拿到了冠军。然而，我没有嫉妒，没有抱怨，而是欣赏着我的对手，从此，我每天以他为目标，拼命练习，终于在一次班级接力赛上，我和他跑第一棒，我们不分上下，最终平分秋色，几乎同时将棒交给下一位同学……
I remember one sports day when I participated in the 50 meter race. At that time, I was full of confidence that no one could surpass me. When the race really started, I was dumbfounded. At first, I was in first place, but halfway through the journey, my classmate suddenly accelerated and rushed to first place, winning the championship. However, I did not feel jealous or complain, but rather admired my opponent. From then on, I set him as my goal every day and practiced hard. Finally, in a class relay race, he and I ran the first leg. We were evenly matched and almost simultaneously handed over the baton to the next classmate
胜败乃兵家常事，只有经历失败才懂得成功来之不易，只有对身边比自己强大的人给予欣赏，才能够披荆斩棘获得成功；只有品质优秀，才能经历现实的考验；只有全面认识自我，才能成为真正明智的人。
Winning or losing is a common occurrence in military affairs. Only by experiencing failure can one understand that success is hard won. Only by appreciating those who are stronger than oneself can one overcome obstacles and achieve success; Only with excellent quality can we withstand the test of reality; Only by fully understanding oneself can one become a truly wise person.