Shooting for the stars
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="What">What</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="mean">mean</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="shoot">shoot</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stars">stars</span>? <span word="As">As</span> <span word="in">in</span>: <span word="The">The</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="encouraged">encouraged</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="shoot">shoot</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stars">stars</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="To">To</span> <span word="shoot">shoot</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stars">stars</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="aim">aim</span> <span word="high">high</span>, <span word="set">set</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="target">target</span>, <span word="have">have</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="goals">goals</span>, <span word="dream">dream</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="dreams">dreams</span>.</p><p><span word="And">And</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="settle">settle</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="less">less</span>.</p><p><span word="If">If</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="realize">realize</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="potential">potential</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="being">being</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="goes">goes</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="shoot">shoot</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stars">stars</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="miss">miss</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="aim">aim</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gutter">gutter</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="it">it</span>.</p><p><span word="Another">Another</span> <span word="clich">clich</span>é. <span word="Yes">Yes</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="clich">clich</span>é<span word="s">s</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="remember">remember</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="seriously">seriously</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="motivational">motivational</span> <span word="speaker">speaker</span> <span word="Les">Les</span> <span word="Brown">Brown</span> <span word="explains">explains</span>: “<span word="Shoot">Shoot</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="moon">moon</span>. <span word="Even">Even</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="miss">miss</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="land">land</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stars">stars</span>.”</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="similar">similar</span> <span word="saying">saying</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="goes">goes</span>: <span word="He">He</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="travels">travels</span> 100 <span word="miles">miles</span> <span word="treats">treats</span> 90 <span word="miles">miles</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="distance">distance</span> <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="than">than</span> 50.</p><p><span word="Again">Again</span>, <span word="this">this</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="clich">clich</span>é <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="seriously">seriously</span> <span word="because">because</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="words">words</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Wayne">Wayne</span> <span word="Dyer">Dyer</span>, <span word="another">another</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="motivational">motivational</span> <span word="speaker">speaker</span>, <span word="we">we</span>, <span word="most">most</span> <span word="people">people</span>, <span word="become">become</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="know">know</span>, <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="mediocre">mediocre</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="generally">generally</span> <span word="leading">leading</span> <span word="ordinary">ordinary</span> <span word="lives">lives</span>, <span word="NOT">NOT</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="goals">goals</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="failed">failed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reach">reach</span> <span word="them">them</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="goals">goals</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="they">they</span>’<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="met">met</span>.</p><p><span word="Think">Think</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="it">it</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="arrived">arrived</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="longer">longer</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="bigger">bigger</span> <span word="challenges">challenges</span>. <span word="Hence">Hence</span> <span word="we">we</span>’<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="stopped">stopped</span> <span word="growing">growing</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="short">short</span>, <span word="we">we</span>’<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="aiming">aiming</span> <span word="low">low</span>.</p>
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