For the lush pine, which grows near the boulder, I was still alive and safely landed. Owing to the fact that it was extremely challenging and the pain caused by the falling was excruciating, I had, for a moment, the thought to give up on my original goal of reaching the top. As the time passed, my legs felt a bit heavy and the air is sticky with moisture. But I gradually became aware of the scars that spread all over the trunk of the tree and started to observe them carefully. I realized that the scars may be dreadful, but they certainly do not affect the tree’s belief in survival under the harsh environment. For those who have chopped woods before, they know that the hardest of the tree is, in fact, where the scars are. Consequentially, I came to comprehend the truth – my failure of falling from the mountain is just like the scars on the trunk, they are not disgraceful smudges but honorable symbols for being tenacious.
With the decisive spirit and aim in my mind, I gradually stood up and began treading on the mountain with optimism. I griped the slippery rocks and tried to pull myself up. Whenever I slipped, losing my grip or falling on my back, my body in some ironic twist gained eternal energy and there was newfound strength in my arms. Within the next two hours, I at last made it to the top with a final burst of energy.
It is ironic that the most brutal of failure ultimately leads to the light of success, but it is somehow undeniable. The true success is not a just quick sprint, but a lifelong marathon in which there is no short cut to achieve the destination. The real successful people of the world do not just fall upon success, although in some cases a fair amount of luck was involved, for the most part they have worked extremely hard and gone through uncountable failures.
We, in general, have all experienced failures at some point of our lives, but the worst thing that you could have possibly done is to have let these obstacles stop us. Right after a failure, we might feel weak, humiliated and frustrated due to the major blow. But something amazing happens once the original sting wears off; we actually become stronger in mind and spirit. With every effort put forth, we grow stronger in character and increase our odds of achieving success. Therefore, we need to understand the fact that learning from our mistakes can help us improve and become better at the task at hand. In view of the fact that we evolve and adjust to our weaknesses in order to overcome our greatest challenges, failure in itself is an evolution process for us as mankind.
Admitting and learning from failure will eventually lead people to success and the converse is also true – failing to admit and learn from failure will only lead to more dramatic failure. Unfortunately, many leaders seem to be allergic to the whole idea of admitting failure. I have seen it dozens of times with political and business leaders. Why that is, I don’t know, but it may have something to do with how success gives leaders a big head.
For each failure that associates with traumatic experience, it provides a profound lesson that we will never forget.
Whenever you put your efforts into trying something and you fail, it's usually fear of the unknown that actually holds people back from trying again. But once you've made it through a failure, taken a risk and lost, it won't feel as scary the next time you try. Bravery doesn't actually come from winning, but from the pursuit of goals-whether you succeed or not.
Even if you try and fail, you'll never be the person you were before you started the path. You've pushed yourself to a new level, moved outside of your comfort zone, and are that much wiser for having attempted the task. If you constantly avoid pursuing goals and dreams for fear of failure you'll never know what you can do. Trying and failing is better than never having tried at all.
Standing out on mountain top was an intense feeling. I stood there trying to catch my breath, the cool wind swirling around me. My head was in the clouds. There was nothing below me, only the swirling gusts of wind. I forgot how hot and tired I was. I was in a daze. It was calming and exhilarating all at once. I might as well have been flying. I stood there for a long time before I came back to reality. They say that everything happens for a reason, and failure is no exception. Don't view failure as bad luck; instead look at each attempt to reach your goals as a triumph. No matter who we are, we all have to go through the same steps to climb the mountain of success. In the future, we can learn that through determination and the knowledge gained from previous failures, we can only reach success.
