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foroften,achievingwhatyousetouttodoisnottheimportantthing.letmeexplain.
twobrothersdecidedtodigadeepholebehindtheirhouse.astheywereworking,acoupleofolderboysstoppedbytowatch.
"whatareyoudoing?"askedoneofthevisitors.
"weplantodigaholeallthewaythroughtheearth!"oneofthebrothersvolunteeredexcitedly.
theolderboysbegantolaugh,tellingtheyoungeronesthatdiggingaholeallthewaythroughtheearthwasimpossible.
afteralongsilence,oneofthediggerspickedupajarfullofspiders,wormsandawideassortmentofinsects.heremovedthelidandshowedthewonderfulcontentstothescoffingvisitors.
thenhesaidquietlyandconfidently,"evenifwedon'tdigallthewaythroughtheearth,lookwhatwefoundalongtheway!"
theirgoalwasfartooambitious,butitdidcausethemtodig.andthatiswhatagoalisfor-tocauseustomoveinthedirectionwehavechosen;inotherwords,tosetustodigging!
butnoteverygoalwillbefullyachieved.noteveryjobwillendsuessfully.noteveryrelationshipwillendure.noteveryhopewilletopass.noteverylovewilllast.noteveryendeavorwillbepleted.noteverydreamwillberealized.
butwhenyoufallshortofyouraim,perhapsyoucansay,"yes,butlookatwhatifoundalongtheway!lookatthewonderfulthingswhichhaveeintomylifebecauseitriedtodosomething!"
itisinthediggingthatlifeislived.andibelieveitisjoyinthejourney,intheend,thattrulymatters.