English Original
If you have ever been discouraged by failure, please read on.
Often, achieving your goal is not the most important thing. Let me explain.
Two brothers decided to dig a deep hole behind their house. As they worked, a couple of older boys stopped to watch.
"What are you doing?" asked one visitor.
"We plan to dig a hole all the way through the earth!" one brother exclaimed excitedly.
The older boys laughed, saying it was impossible.
After a long silence, one digger picked up a jar full of spiders, worms, and a wide assortment of insects. He removed the lid and showed the 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 overly ambitious, but it motivated them to dig. That is the purpose of a goal—to move us in a chosen direction, to set us to digging!
Not every goal will be fully achieved. Not every job will succeed. 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, you can say, "Yes, but look what I found along the way! Look at the wonderful things that have come into my life because I tried!"
Life is lived in the digging. And I believe it is the joy in the journey that truly matters.
中文翻译
如果你曾因失败而气馁，请继续读下去。
很多时候，实现你设定的目标并非最重要的事。让我来解释。
两兄弟决定在屋后挖一个深坑。他们正挖着，几个大男孩停下来观看。
"你们在干什么？"一个旁观者问。
"我们计划挖一个贯穿地球的洞！"一个兄弟兴奋地喊道。
大男孩们笑了起来，说这是不可能的。
一阵长久的沉默后，其中一个挖掘者拿起一个装满蜘蛛、蠕虫和各种昆虫的罐子。他打开盖子，向那些嘲笑的旁观者展示了里面的东西。
然后他平静而自信地说："即使我们没能挖穿地球，看看我们沿途发现了什么！"
他们的目标过于雄心勃勃，但这促使他们去挖掘。这就是目标的目的——推动我们朝着选择的方向前进，让我们开始挖掘！
并非每个目标都能完全实现。并非每份工作都会成功。并非每段关系都能持久。并非每个希望都会成真。并非每份爱都会永恒。并非每次努力都能完成。并非每个梦想都能实现。
但当你未能达成目标时，你可以说："是的，但看看我沿途发现了什么！看看因为我尝试了，有多少美好的事物进入了我的生活！"
生命存在于挖掘的过程之中。我相信，真正重要的是旅程中的喜悦。