Have you ever been sad because you failed in doing something? If so, please remember that sometimes achieving your goal is not the most _________ thing.

One day, after watching a science program, a little boy decided to dig a _________behind his house. As he was working, a couple of boys _________ by to watch. “What are you doing?” asked one of them. “I want to dig a hole all the way through the earth!” the boy shouted excitedly. The older boys laughed and told him that it was _________ to do it. Then they left. The little boy didn’t _________ it. He dug and dug. Later, a few small colorful stones caught his eye. He collected them and put them into a glass jar _________. Soon the jar was filled with the colorful stones. Then the boy went to the older boys with the jar and said happily, “Maybe I _________ finish digging all the way through the earth, but look at what I have found while digging!”

The little boy’s goal was too difficult, but it made him _________ digging, in other words, made him enjoy working!

Not every goal will be achieved. So next time when you are doing a task, and you can’t achieve your goal, maybe you can say to yourself, “Yes, maybe I can’t finish the task in a short time, but there are so many wonderful things that have _________   in my life because I have tried to do something!” It is the unexpected __________ on the journey that really has a special meaning.