A young officer had been given a difficult and important assignment.  But he failed miserably in his attempts to accomplish it, and thought his career was at an end. But then, to everyone’s surprise, including the young man’s, the colonel gave him another task of equal importance and danger.

The youth put his heart to it and did an excellent job. In fact, he displayed such fine heroism that he even received a medal for his accomplishment. After the ceremony, when his comrades tried to congratulate him, the young officer cried out almost indignantly. “What else could I do? I failed the man, and he went on trusting me.”

Always give people more than they expect to get.