Life should have a dream. We should aim to reach our goal, and yet we should understand that not everybody has the ability to do it. The most important thing is not whether we can reach the goal, but whether we have made the greatest effort possible to reach our goal. Reaching the goal in our mind is how we should measure success. —From “Motherland is watching me from behind”

人生の目標に到達する夢を持つべきですが、どんな人でもその目標に到達するための能力を持っているわけではないことを理解する必要があります。もっとも重要なことは目標に到達することでなく、到達するため最高の努力をしたかどうかがポイントです: 心の中の目標に到達したことは成功です。

Note:
souvenir 記念品，みやげ ;
Photograph (名)写真、(動詞)写真をとる;

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When you think of Japanese souvenirs, what comes to mind? I think of folding fans (“sensu”) and kimonos, so I was surprised to hear about a new trend. More and more foreign visitors are buying school bags as souvenirs. In Japan, “randoseru” are for children, but adults from other countries are buying them not only for children but for themselves. One American actress was photographed with a typical red one on her back. Why are they popular? First of all, they are well made. They have to last for six years on a child’s back. They also come in many different colors these days. (by Prof. Douglas Jarrell)
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