Look what you find along the
way!
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.
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