健全的人生(complete life)

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一个健全的人生是怎样的?是完美无缺?还是既有鲜花、鸟语也有狂风和乌云?来听听一个"圆圈"的故事，你能从中领悟到什么呢?

onceacirclemissedawedge.thecirclewantedtobewhole,soitwentaroundlookingforitsmissingpiece.butbecauseitwasinpleteandthereforecouldrollonlyveryslowly,itadmiredtheflowersalongtheway.itchattedwithworms.itenjoyedthesunshine.itfoundlotsofdifferentpieces,butnoneofthemfit.soitleftthemallbythesideoftheroadandkeptonsearching.

thenonedaythecirclefoundapiecethatfitperfectly.itwassohappy.nowitcouldbewhole,withnothingmissing.itincorporatedthemissingpieceintoitselfandbegantoroll.nowthatitwasaperfectcircle,itcouldrollveryfast,toofasttonoticeflowersortalktotheworms.whenitrealizedhowdifferenttheworldseemedwhenitrolledsoquickly,itstopped,leftitsfoundpiecebythesideoftheroadandrolledslowlyaway.thelessonofthestory,isuggested,wasthatinsomestrangesensewearemorewholewhenwearemissingsomething.themanwhohaseverythingisinsomewaysapoorman.hewillneverknowwhatitfeelsliketoyearn,tohope,tonourishhissoulwiththedreamofsomethingbetter.hewillneverknowtheexperienceofhavingsomeonewholoveshimgivehimsomethinghehasalwayswantedorneverhad.

thereisawholenessaboutthepersonwhohasetotermswithhislimitations,whohasbeenbraveenoughtoletgoofhisunrealisticdreamsandnotfeellikeafailurefordoingso.thereisawholenessaboutthemanorwomanwhohaslearnedthatheorsheisstrongenoughtogothroughatragedyandsurvive,shecanlosesomeoneandstillfeellikeapleteperson.lifeisnotatrapsetforusbygodsothathecancondemnusforfailing.lifeisnotaspellingbee,wherenomatterhowmanywordsyou'vegottenright,you'redisqualifiedifyoumakeonemistake.lifeismorelikeabaseballseason,whereeventhebestteamlosesohirdofitsgamesandeventheworstteamhasitsdaysofbrilliance.ourgoalistowinmoregamesthanwelose.

whenweaeptthatimperfectionispartofbeinghuman,andwhenwecancontinuerollingthroughlifeandappreciateit,wewillhaveachievedawholenessthatotherscanonlyaspireto.that,ibelieve,iswhatgodasksofus--not"beperfect",not"don'tevenmakeamistake",but"bewhole."

ifwearebraveenoughtolove,strongenoughtofive,generousenoughtorejoiceinanother'shappiness,andwiseenoughtoknowthereisenoughlovetogoaroundforusall,thenwecanachieveafulfillmentthatnootherlivingcreaturewilleverknow.