FAIL!!! 5/12/12

People fail.  I fail. You fail.  We all FAIL.  Failure nowadays is keyed as something funny in the younger/ teenage minds of America, and it should be seen as such.  Failure as a medium, can be quite funny in when looking back on it (however humiliating it was.)  It has been strewn across the internet as a form of comedy, such as Failblog, or in demotivationals like the picture above.

Thoughout life you will encounter fails beyond explanation, and you’ll have to learn to just roll with the punches to get along with your day.  Why just last week, a close friend of mine read her schedule wrong and was late for work.  But thats not the bad part, not only did she not realize she was late, but her boss had to call to make sure that she was going to open the store.  After a good ol’ chewing from The Boss, she went to open the store to find that over twelve angry customers were waiting for her upon her arrival.  And do you know what she did?  Nothing.  She acted like nothing had went wrong.  She just opened the store, clocked in, and went along with her job.  I came in a few hours after to work and talked to her about the mishap. She replied with laughter, explaining the story of her blunder to me like it was a joke.  Point is, she handled her situation in the best way she possibly could’ve.  She realized that she messed up, she didn’t let it ruin her day, and when she was teased about her mistake she laughed it off (though she was a little embarrased.)

Another example of failure comes from a president that many regard as one of the best.  His name was Lincoln.  First, at 21 years old Lincoln failed in business, after which was defeated in a legislative race at the age of 22.  Then he failed once again in business while 24; overcame the death of his long-time girlfriend at 26; had a nervous breakdown at 27; lost a congressional race at age of 34; lost a senatorial race at age 45; at the age 47 he failed to become Vice President; lost a senatorial race at 49; and was elected as the President of the United States when he was 52.

Sometimes we fall, but when we choose to get back up again is where we truely fail.  Life isn’t going to end if on thanksgiving we forget to take out the turkey and burn it.  Your world won’t crumble if you fail an exam.  And people (for the most part) will understand if you mess up, because in all likelihood, they’ve been in the same situation as you.

Failing is a part of life, it is how we grow and evolve into someting greater than ourselves.  If not for failure I wouldn’t know what its like to be made fun of, and I wouldn’t stick up for the people who are.  And if it wasn’t for failure, I would never have understood what its like to have to fight for the things that matter to me.  I’d never have to worry about school or loved ones.  What would be the point of trying to get better at something if you’re never going to fail in the first place.  Without failure we wouldn’t grow, so when it happens learn from it, then laugh at it 😀