If you have ever been discouraged because of failure, please read on.

For often, achieving what you set out to do is not the important thing. Let me explain.

Two brothers decided to dig a deep hole behind their house. As they were working, a couple of older boys stopped by to watch.

"What are you doing?" asked one of the visitors.

"We plan to dig a hole all the way through the earth!" one of the brothers volunteered excitedly.

The older boys began to laugh, telling the younger ones that digging a hole all the way through the earth was impossible.

After a long silence, one of the diggers picked up a jar full of spiders, worms and a wide assortment of insects. He removed the lid and showed the wonderful contents to the scoffing visitors.

Then he said quietly and confidently, "Even if we don't dig all the way through the earth, look what we found along the way!"

Their goal was far too ambitious, but it did cause them to dig. And that is what a goal is for-to cause us to move in the direction we have chosen; in other words, to set us to digging!

But not every goal will be fully achieved. Not every job will end successfully. Not every relationship will endure. Not every hope will come to pass. Not every love will last. Not every endeavor will be completed. Not every dream will be realized.

But when you fall short of your aim, perhaps you can say, "Yes, but look at what I found along the way! Look at the wonderful things which have come into my life because I tried to do something!"

It is in the digging that life is lived. And I believe it is joy in the journey, in the end, that truly matters.
如果你曾經(jīng)由于失敗而喪失信心,那么請(qǐng)繼續(xù)讀下去.

一般來(lái)說(shuō),達(dá)到了自我設(shè)定的標(biāo)準(zhǔn)并不意味著有多么重要,我來(lái)給你解釋下,究竟為什么我會(huì)如此這般說(shuō)呢.

在小房的后面,兩兄弟倆打算挖一個(gè)深坑.正當(dāng)他們?yōu)榇藙诼档臅r(shí)候,一對(duì)年長(zhǎng)的二人站在一旁看著他們?cè)谀抢锩?lái)忙去.

來(lái)訪的二人說(shuō)道:"你們?cè)谧鍪裁茨?"

兄弟倆中,一位先開(kāi)口了,他激動(dòng)的說(shuō):"我們倆人打算挖一條打通地球的深洞."

年長(zhǎng)的兩位仁兄開(kāi)始嗤笑起來(lái),他們告訴這兩個(gè)年輕人他們這樣的做法簡(jiǎn)直是無(wú)稽之談.

過(guò)了一會(huì)后,年輕的小兄弟挖出了一鍬土來(lái),上面滿(mǎn)是蜘蛛,爬蟲(chóng)以及一大堆叫不出名堂的昆蟲(chóng).他把這鍬滿(mǎn)載著小生命的泥土倒在那兩位對(duì)此嘲笑的來(lái)人面前.

然后他靜靜地又滿(mǎn)帶著自信地說(shuō)道:"就算我們所打算的沒(méi)有真正成功,看看我們忙活著一陣子有多少收獲!"

目標(biāo)太遠(yuǎn)大,但是我們的確因此而行動(dòng).而且正是這個(gè)目標(biāo),它引導(dǎo)著我們?yōu)樽约哼x擇的道路而奮斗.換言之,讓我們?yōu)榇硕?

有了理想不可能完全都會(huì)實(shí)現(xiàn).有了努力不可能就事事如意.天下無(wú)不散之宴席.懷揣期望不一定會(huì)有結(jié)果.情愛(ài)也不見(jiàn)得天長(zhǎng)地久.不是有付出就會(huì)有收獲.不是有著夢(mèng)想就會(huì)成真.

當(dāng)你離實(shí)現(xiàn)自己的目標(biāo)太渺茫時(shí),你也許會(huì)說(shuō):"恩,我的確沒(méi)有成功,但是看看我一路下來(lái)都收獲了什么!看由于我堅(jiān)持不懈的努力,我發(fā)現(xiàn)了多少以前從未知曉好東西啊!"

人活著,就需要為一些事情而努力.我意識(shí)到:其實(shí)有意義的地方并不是結(jié)果,而是我們?yōu)榇硕宦纷邅?lái)的身后相隨的腳印.

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