One day, a hunter went hunting with his dog. He saw a rabbit running out of a hole not far in front and quickly raised his gun to shoot. The rabbit was hurt. It ran away in fear. The hunter ordered his dog to catch it. The well-trained dog began to run after the rabbit, running very fast and full of confidence to catch it.
However, the dog was surprisingly left behind. The rabbit ran so fast that it seemed not to have been hurt at all. Gradually, the dog couldn't see the rabbit. At last, when the dog returned empty-handed, the hunter was very angry and blamed it, "How useless! Unable to catch an injured rabbit! No supper for you. "Feeling sad, the dog tried to explain for itself, "Though I didn't catch it, I had done my best. "
When the rabbit got home, all the other rabbits were surprised at its luck. They asked, "How did you run away from the dog running after you? It's unbelievable! "
The scared rabbit answered, "The dog would only be blamed for not catching me at most, so all it did was to do its best. The situation is completely different for me. I would surely lose my life if I was caught. I had to go all out(竭尽全力)! "
We can learn a lesson for our daily life from the story. Have we ever examined ourselves and asked whether we really did our best or went all out when we looked for an excuse for our failure?
