Failure doesn't amount to shame, neither does it amount to success, but two things I have seen failure do are transformation and destruction. People can choose to be transformed by failure or destroyed by failure, and one thing I have learnt from those that were transformed by failure is that they are strong. They can stand against any temptation, stand against any mountain without fear. In building up yourself, there is a 100 percent chance that you will fail. I will even say failure is a must because it will make success meaningful, make achievement worth the work, and take away pride from success but rather give humility. There are positive impacts of failure. 1. Wisdom: Sometimes a wise person is not wise because of wisdom's sake. Some of the wisdom comes from an experience they had through failure. Failure opens your eyes to see clearly what you can do better, what you need to stop doing, what you need to hasten, and what you need to slow down. I will say wise people on...
"Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with your might; for there is no work or device or knowledge or wisdom in the grave where you are going. I returned and saw under the sun that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, nor bread to the wise, nor riches to men of understanding, nor favor to men of skill; but time and chance happen to them all." Time is one of the things we are subjected to as humans. Time is a period; it has a beginning and an end. We cannot control time, but we can redeem or acquire time. If we cannot control time, then we redeem or acquire it by our actions. No one can stop time, but we can decide what to do with it. Now back to the first paragraph of this article. The first paragraph shared a powerful wisdom: “Time and chance happen to them all.” If we go along with the statement without looking deep into the whole context, we will probably think it is by luck or probably think, “When it is my time, everything will work out.” Thinki...