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Joy
In The Journey
Steve
Goodier
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 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.
Found
in the InspirationsPlus
Yahoo Group
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