那年,我没考上大学,心灰意冷,整天呆在家里,闷闷不乐。父亲为了让我尽快走出高考落榜的阴影,常常带我出去散心。一天,我与父亲来到一口池塘边。父亲拣起一些石子,放进我的手里,说:“能扔中那朵荷花吗?”我瞄准荷花,将手中的石子一粒粒扔出去,结果一粒也没有扔中。父亲感叹地说: That year, I didn’t go to college and I was disheartened. I stayed at home all day and I was unhappy. My father often took me out to help me get out of the shadow of the college entrance examination. One day, I came to a pond with my father. The father picked up some stones and put it into my hand. He said, “Can you throw that lotus in it?” I aimed at the lotus and threw out the stones in my hands. As a result, I did not throw a grain in it. The father said with a lament: