Have you ever been sad because of failure? Please remember, for often, achieving what you set out to do is not the most important thing. A boy decided to dig a 1 hole behind his house. As he was 2 , a couple of older boys stopped by to have a(n) 3 . “What are you doing ? ” asked one of the 4 .“I want to dig a hole all the way through the earth! ” the boy 5 excitedly. The older boys began to 6 , telling him that digging a hole all the way through the earth was 7 . After a while, the boy picked up a jar( 罐子 ). He 8 it to the visitors. It was full of all kinds of stones and insects. Then he said calmly and 9 ,“Maybe I can't finish digging all the way through the earth, 10 look at what I've found during this period !” The boy's goal was far too 11 , but it did cause him to go on . And that is what a goal is 12 —to cause us to move in the 13 we have chosen, in other words, to cause us to keep working! Not 14 goal will be fully achieved. Not every job will 15 up with a success. Not every dream will come true . But when you 16 short of your aim, maybe you can say, “Yes, but look at 17 I've found along the way! So many wonderful things have 18 my life because I tried to do something! ” 19 is in the digging that life is lived. It is the joy on the 20 that really makes sense.