Digging a
Hole
Two brothers once decided to dig a
deep holebehind their house.
As they were working, a couple of
other boys stopped by to watch.
"What are you doing?"
asked one of the visitors. "We're going to
dig a hole all the way through the earth!",
one of the brothers volunteered excitedly.
The other boys began to laugh,
telling the brothers 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 and worms
and insects and interesting stones.
He removed the lid and showed the
wonderful contents to the scoffing visitors.
Then he said 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 it is the joy in the journey,
in the end, that truly matters!
Author Unknown
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