I was reading for one of my classes one afternoon. My
roommate’s phone rings and it happens to be my little sister; she answers the
phone and is greeted with my little sister sobbing on the other side… I
immediately call my little sister on my phone and as it’s dialing I’m thinking
of all the worst case scenarios that could be happening - parents got into an
accident, house was robbed, dog died, grandparents are in the hospital, etc. As
I prepare myself, my little sister answers the phone, still sobbing. I say,
“Abbie, you need to tell me what happened.” She gasps for air in between tears
and responds… “I failed.”
Now this got me thinking about how many people struggle with
failure. You know everyone struggles with it because it happens to everyone. What’s
the worst about failure is that it is apart of human nature so it’s inevitable.
No matter how much time and effort you put into a relationship or subject, it
still will happen and you will still get the same feeling. The feeling of not
being good enough or that you’re not smart enough or like giving up because
there’s no point anymore. But what happens after you failed? Yes, you may have
failed a test, lost a relationship or just flat out messed up…but what now?
The thing about failure is that it’s not the act of failing
that reveals your character. What does define you is how you pick yourself up
from failing. If everyone gave up after they failed, nothing in this world
would be accomplished. Just like I told my little sister that day she called
me, “So you failed, there’s nothing you can do now because it’s already
happened. Now it’s time we pick ourselves up, dust ourselves off, understand
what went wrong, and try again.” Yes, it always scary going back to something
you’ve failed at, but that’s life. Don’t fear failure; learn how to fail
successfully.
Stay tuned for more. :)
Stay tuned for more. :)
