somewhere in time

This was an elementary school kid's art work that I saw yesterday. He painted on the plate. I liked the words "I'm No.1" as I always liked kids with confidence. But in my school days, I seldom wanted to be top 1; instead, I preferred "second best". I believed the "second best" would put me in a safer place. So during my school days, I usually ranked top 2 in the school...but maybe that was just an excuse- perhaps I was really unable to reach top 1.