Failure Is Never The End Of The World!

Failure is inevitable on ours path of life. Nevertheless, whether failure will serve as the precursor of future success or hinder us from aspiring and achieving is up to each and every individual to decide. In my own book, failure is nothing but an arranged challenge to test if you have what it takes to bear fruit.

Back in the late 2016, when I was a final-year secondary school student, similar to most of my classmates, I endeavored to practice as much exercises and cram as much knowledge as possible in order to be better prepared for the high-school entrance examination ahead. It’s a self-evident fact that the examination is of enormous significance and an issue of broad attention to not only the students who are directly influenced by the results, but also their families and teachers. I set my target on the school for the gifted, because the school was famously known for nurturing students through a holistic approach that combines inclusive and equitable quality education, as well as social environment fostering affable peer relationships and generating opportunity to boast marketable skills. Desirable as it sounded, it was incredibly difficult to attain the required marks. Whereas parents were supportive, the teachers advised otherwise for they hardly doubted I could manage to achieve such top marks regarding how average my performances in mock tests were. Teachers’ advices, in combination with my own insecurity and hesitation had, in turn, discouraged me from applying in the end.

When the results were finally in, I fell into the state of intense depression, blaming teachers and tormenting myself for the fact that I couldn’t turn my aspiration into reality. With the onset of regret, the feeling accompanied was worthlessness, guilt and self-loathing. I despised the new school I was accepted in and all the classmates also, believing I should have belonged to the other “superior” school if it wasn’t for making the wrong decision. Yet, in spite of my negative assumption, self-isolation and horrible behaviors towards them, the teachers and school-mates seemed so understanding and kind-hearted that they always welcomed me with open arms. Their warmth had melted the ice in me and made me realized what a fool I had been. I got so caught up in defeat that I didn’t sense when another road was opening up.

In hindsight, the failure was a blessing in disguise. Not only did it allow me to make friends with these wonderful new people, but it also sparked inspiration and granted the incentive to chase my future ambitions even more aggressively. In fact, I have now successfully entered the university of my desire for tertiary education and is still reaching further beyond. I may not have become the person I am today without the advent of this particular and every other failures I experienced as a whole. The great lesson to be concluded is, first of all, we should push ahead in spite of external circumstances, for better or for worse. Secondly, do not let ourselves to feel defeated and afflicted over a failure, instead embrace it as if it is the most obvious indicator of your few inches away from sweet victory.