When I was in the fourth grade, I won first place in floor exercises during a gymnastics meet at my elementary school.
But no one knew it.
The gym teacher handed out awards for the event, and then discovered that my score was higher than the person he'd given the first place award to. It was nice of him to make me a certificate, but the award ceremony was already over, and he made no mention of it to anyone.
It's not like I could go to school the next day and announce that I, in fact, had taken first place in floor exercises.
No one would ever know.
When I got home I cried and cried. My mom was very understanding as she consoled me. She told me that--whether I believed it or not--one day it would only matter that I had achieved something, not whether anyone knew.
She was right, but it took me a long time to believe her.
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