The finish line can be seen in a vague, faint distance. One ahead of the other. Best to worst. The race is over, and all the competitors, winners and losers, have only their memories. They sit and train for next year's obstacles.
School is like a marathon.
Everyone is running. The Performance Life is like a play. We are the leading actors. We write and rewrite our scripts, and memorize our lines. We pick out our costumes and worry how we look.