Life Is To Be Whole
once a circle missed a wedge1.The circle wanted to be whole，so it went around looking for its missing piece．But because it was incomplete2 and therefore could roll only very slowly，it admired the flowers along the way．It chatted with worms．It enjoyed the sunshine．It found lots of different pieces，but none of them fit．So it left them all by the side of the road and kept on searching．Then one day the circle found a piece that fit perfectly3．It was so happy．Now it could be whole，with nothing missing．It incorporated4 the missing piece into itself and began to roll．Now that it was a perfect circle，it could roll very fast，too fast to notice the flowers or talking to the worms．When it realized how different the world seemed when it rolled so quickly，it sTOPped，left its found piece by the side of the road and rolled slowly away．
The lesson of the story，I suggested，was that in some strange sense we are more whole when we are missing something．The man who has everything is in some ways a poor man．He will never know what it feels like to yearn，to hope，to nourish5 his soul with the dream of something better．He will never know the experience of having someone who loves him give him something he has always wanted or never had．
There is a wholeness about the person who has come to terms with his limitations，who has been brave enough to let go of his unrealistic dreams and not feel like a failure for doing so．There is a wholeness about the man or woman who has learned that he or she is strong enough to go through a tragedy and survive，who can lose someone and still feel like a complete person．
Life is not a trap set for us by God so that he can condemn6 us for failing．Life is not a spelling bee，where no matter how many words youve gotten right，youre disqualified if you make one mistake．Life is more like a baseball season，where even the best team loses one－third of its games and even the worst team has its days of brilliance7．Our goal is to win more games than we lose．
When we accept that imperfection is part of being human，and when we can continue rolling through life and appreciate it，we will have achieved a wholeness that others can only aspire8 to．That，I believe，is what God asks of us－－not Be perfect，not Dont even make a mistake，but Be whole．
If we are brave enough to love，strong enough to forgive，generous enough to rejoice9 in anothers happiness，and wise enough to know there is enough love to go around for us all，then we can achieve a fulfillment that no other living creature will ever know．
生活在于完整
以前有一只圆圈缺了一块楔子。圆圈想维持完整，便四处探寻失去的那块楔子。因为它不完整，所以只能滚动非常慢。一路上，它对花儿露出羡慕之色。它与蠕虫谈天侃地。它还赏析到了阳光之美。圆圈找到了许很多多不一样的配件，但没一件能完美地与它合适。所以，它将它们统统弃置路旁，继续寻觅。终于有一天，它找到了一个完美的配件。圆圈是那样地开心，目前它可以说是完美无缺了。它装好配件，然后滚动起来。既然它已成了一个完整的圆圈，所以滚动得飞快，快得以至于无暇观赏花儿，也无暇与蠕虫倾诉心声。圆圈快奔急骋，发现眼中的世界变得这样不同，于是，它不禁停了下来，将找到的那个配件留在路旁，又开始了慢慢地滚动。
我感觉这个故事告诉大家，从某种奇妙意义上讲，当大家失去了一些东西时反而感到愈加完整。一个拥有所有的人其实在某些方面是个没钱人。他永远也领会不到什么是渴望、期待与对美好梦想的感悟。他也从来不会有如此一种体验：一个爱他的人送给他某种他梦寐以求的或者从未拥有过的东西意味什么。
生活的完整性在于一个人了解怎么样面对他的缺点，怎么样勇敢地摒弃那些不现实的幻想而又不以此为缺憾。生活的完整性还在于一个男性或女性了解如此一个道理：他（她）发现自己能勇敢面对生活悲剧而继续存活，可以在失去亲人后依旧表现出一个完整的人的风范。
生活不是上帝为谴责大家的缺点而给大家布下的陷阱。生活更不是一场拼字游戏比赛。不管你拼出多少单词，一旦出现了一个错误，你便前功尽弃。生活更像是一个棒球赛季。即便最好的球队比赛也会输掉１／３，而最差的球队也有春风得意的日子。大家的目的就是多赢球，少输球。
大家同意了不完整性是人类本性的一部分，大家不断地进行生活滚动并能意识到其价值，大家就会完成完整生活的过程。而对于其他人来讲，这只能是一个梦想。我相信这就是上帝对大家的需要：不求完美，也不求永不犯了错误误，而是求得生活的完整。
假如大家勇敢得可以去爱，坚强得可以去宽容，大度得可以去推荐别人的幸福，明智得可以理解身边充满爱，那样大家就能获得别的生物所不可以获得的收获。