英语翻译
Ifyouhaveeverbeendiscouragedbecauseoffailure,pleasereadon.
Foroften,achievingwhatyousetouttodoisnottheimportantthing.Letmeexplain.
Twobrothersdecidedtodigadeepholebehindtheirhouse.Astheywereworking,acoupleofolderboysstoppedbytowatch.
"Whatareyoudoing?"askedoneofthevisitors.
"Weplantodigaholeallthewaythroughtheearth!"oneofthebrothersvolunteeredexcitedly.
Theolderboysbegantolaugh,tellingtheyoungeronesthatdiggingaholeallthewaythroughtheearthwasimpossible.
Afteralongsilence,oneofthediggerspickedupajarfullofspiders,wormsandawideassortment(分类,混合物)ofinsects.Heremovedthelidandshowedthewonderfulcontentstothescoffing(嘲笑)visitors.
Thenhesaidquietlyandconfidently,"Evenifwedon'tdigallthewaythroughtheearth,lookwhatwefoundalongtheway!"
Theirgoalwasfartooambitious,butitdidcausethemtodig.Andthatiswhatagoalisfor-tocauseustomoveinthedirectionwehavechosen;inotherwords,tosetustodigging!
Butnoteverygoalwillbefullyachieved.Noteveryjobwillendsuccessfully.Noteveryrelationshipwillendure.Noteveryhopewillcometopass.Noteverylovewilllast.Noteveryendeavorwillbecompleted.Noteverydreamwillberealized.
Butwhenyoufallshortofyouraim,perhapsyoucansay,"Yes,butlookatwhatIfoundalongtheway!LookatthewonderfulthingswhichhavecomeintomylifebecauseItriedtodosomething!"
Itisinthediggingthatlifeislived.AndIbelieveitisjoyinthejourney,intheend,thattrulymatters