Ayearago,mysonMichael,whohadjustgraduatedfromhighschool,hadtochoosebetweentwosummerjobs.Hecouldworkeitheratmybasketballcamp(61)___atoneofthehorsefarmsintheLexington,Kentucky,area.Itwashischoice.He
Ayearago,mysonMichael,whohadjustgraduatedfromhighschool,hadtochoosebetweentwosummerjobs.Hecouldworkeitheratmybasketballcamp(61)___atoneofthehorsefarmsintheLexington,Kentucky,area.Itwashischoice.He(62)___ (choose)thehorsefarm,becausehewastiredofworkingmycamps,andhethoughthecouldmakemoremoneyatthehorsefarm.But(63)___onlyafewdaysherealizedhehatedit.Farmworkishard,andhewasspendingmostofhistime(64)___ (walk)horsesonatreadmillandshovelingmanure.Onedayacoupleofweeksintothesummerhecametomeandsaidhe'dmadeamistakeand(65)___ ratherworkatmybasketballcamp.
Iunderstood,butItoldhimthathe'dmadeacommitmentandnowhewasgoingtohavetofollowthroughwithit,nomatter(66)___unpleasant.Quittingwasnotanoption.
Sometimes,ofcourse,wefailtoaccomplishourgoals.Butwehavetorememberthatfailureisapartoflifeandfailureisonlyfertilizerforfuturesuccess.I'veoftenheardpeoplesaythatfailureteachesus(67)___.Idon'tbelieveit.Therearesomanylessonswecanlearn(68)___ failure.Mostofall,welearnwhat(69)___todo.It'slikethechildwhotouchesthehotstove,andthenkeepsdoingit.Thefirsttimeispartofthelearningprocess.Thesecondtimeit'sstupid.
Theonlytimefailureistrulybadisifyouuseit(70)___ anexcusetoquit.