Words of Wisdom

Failure being a word of negative connotation, it has always been a word I avoid being labeled as. The crucial role of the word failure in my life, was to show me that failure was something I would never settle for, no matter what the situation. Personally, I define failure as a quality in which an individual does not satisfy their desired goal or success. Being unable to find the cure for cancer, not having paper to print your homework, not achieving straight A’s in school, are all examples of failure, ranging from small to big. The great thing about failures is that it can be corrected in the future, and is essential to go through in the journey to success. People need failure to find mistakes and learn from them, in order to know what is wrong and what is right to eventually reach their goal. Growing up, I learned that failure was one of the obstacles in life I did not want to be defeated by. Failure is an obstacle in life that prevents you from reaching your goals, just as speed bumps do in slowing you down from reaching your destination. It is up to the individual however to overcome the barrier of failure by being committed and not settling for less. Many individuals do not realize this and they end up giving up on what their goal is.

They become defeated, because they refuse to try other solutions, whether it be because of depression, or even pure laziness. On the other hand, many defeat failure by never giving up on reaching their mission and learning to ignore outside factors such as people telling you that you will never amount to do something, and physical setbacks such as being handicap. Ultimately, people should accept the fact that there will always be a time when all is lost, but is fortunately correctable. As the old saying expresses, “If at first you don’t succeed. try, try again”, meaning we should never give up in reaching our goals even though the persistent factor of failure constantly comes by.