Defeat or Failure… Everything is Transitory…
Like a wheel, which goes up and down, the ups and downs of human life are just transitory. But, when we face defeat or find ourselves in an helpless situation, we feel that this is the end and it is not going to change, we do not see it as a transitory phase, we see it as a permanent situation. This is the mistake that most of us make.
But the truth is that, when we see the situation as transitory, we gain strength to cope with the situation and try to handle it in a positive manner. Every human experiences failure at some point of time, but only a wise man learns lesson from it and moves ahead. Whereas, others accept it as failure, get depressed and start losing hope.
When we experience defeat or failure, it implies that our approach to the task is not appropriate. For example, if a student continuously scores less marks each time he appears an exam, it means he lacks somewhere and he needs to recognize the same and take necessary measures to succeed in his next attempt.
Likewise, difficulties and failures that we face in life are because of the choices we have made. If we accept and learn from them and take corrective steps we leave them behind and move ahead on a progressive path. If you take a look at the statistics, you will find that all the great leaders and successful persons in their respective fields attained success only after they faced or had to overcome difficulties.
So, to climb the ladder of success, it is obvious to face and overcome failures, if not always, but in most cases. People like Edison and Graham Bell met with temporary failures not once but hundreds of times, but they never gave up, they worked their way out and achieved success. Most of us do not show interest in knowing their struggle, their will-power and their determination. So, never accept defeat and never think you are a failure, change your approach, change your way and proceed till you see succeed.