The Secret of Life
生命的秘密
As the Lord God was creating the world he called upon his archangels. The Lord asked his archangels to help him decide where to put the Secret of Life.
"Bury it in the ground，" one angel replied.
"Put it on the bottom of the sea，" said another.
"Hide it in the mountains，" another suggested.
The Lord replied， "If I see to do any of those， only a few will find the Secret of Life. The Secret of Life must be accessible to EVERY-ONE！"
One angel replied， "I know： put it in each man"s heart. Nobody will think to look there."
"Yes！" said the Lord. "Within each one"s heart."
And so it was —— The SECRET OF LIFE lies within all of us.
上帝創造世界的時候召來了他的天使長們，請他們幫助決定應該把生命的秘密放在哪裏。
“把它埋在地下。”一個天使答道。
“把它放到海底。”另一個說道。
“把它藏在山裏。”又一個天使建議。
上帝回答說：“如果我照你們說的方法做的話，那麼這個世界上隻有一小部分人能找到它。而我希望每個人都有可能找到生命的秘密！”
一個天使答道：“我知道了，把它放在每個人的心裏。沒有哪個人會想到它被放在那兒。”
“對啊！”上帝非常讚同，“放在每個人的心裏。”
於是真的——生命的秘密就在我們每個人的心裏。
Joy in the Journey
生命重在過程
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 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！"