One day, a little boy asked his father, "What does the word "great' mean? Who are great people and1do they become great?"
The father asked his son to bring two plants and then told him to plant one of them2the house and the other outside the house. The boy did as his father said.
The father asked his son, "Which one of the two plants do you think will be3? The boy replied, "The plant inside the house will grow bigger4it is safer, while the plant outside the house is not safe at all. No one will be there to5the plant. Animals may eat it. "
The father smiled and said, "Let's wait6We will know the answer."
Then the boy left for study and after four7he came back to his house. He said to his father, "Look, 8happens to this plant inside the house and it is safe."
When the boy went outside, he was very9to see a big tree. The boy couldn't believe his eyes. He couldn't10how the plant outside was able to grow much bigger than the one inside. "The plant outside the house faced every11and many difficulties!" the father told his son why the plant outside was bigger. "The plant inside was safe. It didn't12weather changes. And it didn't get enough13, so it didn't become big. "
How to be great? Here's the14: To become a great person, one must have15many times, faced many difficulties and solved those difficulties. Only after that he is abie to become great.