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EFFORT
HE BROUGHT me his report card from the teacher and
he said
He wasn t very proud of it and sadly bowed his head.
He was excellent in reading, but arithmetic, was fair,
And I noticed there were several “unsatisfactorys”
there;
But one little bit of credit which was given brought
me joy
He was “excellent in effort,” and I fairly hugged the
boy.
“Oh, it doesn t make much difference what is written
on your card,”
I told that little fellow, “if you re only trying hard.
The very goods and excellents are fine, I must
agree,
But the effort you are making means a whole lot more
to me;
And the thing that s most important when this card is
put aside
Is to know, in spite of failure, that to do your best
you ve tried.
“Just keep excellent in effort all the rest will come
to you.
There isn t any problem but some day you ll learn
to do,
And at last, when you grow older, you will come to
understand
That by hard and patient toiling men have risen to
command
And some day you will discover when a greater goal s
at stake
That better far than brilliance is the effort you will
make.”
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