A young boy was walking with his father along a country road．When they came across a large tree branch 1 the pathway, the boy asked, “Do you think I could 2 it?”
His father answered, “If you use all your strength, I am sure you can．”
The boy tried 3 to lift, pull and push the branch, but it wouldn’t budge． 4 , he said, “Dad, you were wrong．I can’t do it alone．”
“Try again,” his dad said．
This time, as the boy struggled, his father 5 him．Together they pushed the 6 aside．
“Son, the first time you didn’t use all your strength,” his father said．“You didn’t ask me to help．”
This is a valuable 7 ．There are many things we can’t do alone, but that doesn’t mean we can’t get them done．We are 8 by resources that can be mobilized(调动)to help us 9 our goals including family, friends and faith．
Sometimes we 10 to ask for help because of 11 or stubbornness．Sometimes we think it is a sign of 12 to admit we need a hand．Sometimes we don’t even 13 asking for help．Whatever the reason is, it is a waste．
It’s 14 that we learn to use all our strength．This includes inner resources such as discipline, courage, and even love．It also includes 15 resources．Just as we should be willing to help others, we should be willing to ask others for help．
