Is failure a bad thing?

@simon611 (598)
China
November 29, 2008 6:02am CST
Failure is not strang to life.It can happen anywhere,anytime and to anyone.No person succeeds all the time.The more development you want to make ,the more failure you might encounter.There are different attitudes towards failure.Some people are afraid of failure and they can't bear the blow of failure.Some optimists fight against failure bravely and achieve all his aims at last. My attitude is that we aren't afraid of failure.When we meet failure,we don't lose heart,we should call up all our courage and presist in what you are engaged in. Is failure a bad thing?
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24 responses
@annierose (18974)
• Philippines
29 Nov 08
For me failure is not a bad thing. It just makes us human.No one is perfect and committing failures is not the end of the world.Maybe we commit failures because there are some things lacking on us. I can say that perhaps, we are still not doing our best just to get what we want.Sometimes, we are really not meant for that certain thing. Another possibility is that, it can be God wanting us to be patient in achieving what we want. I can say that whenever we commit failure, we must take an actions not to stop. We must not quit in whatever endeavor we are having.I believe that all people are experiencing failures once in a while.It's just a matter of how we face each failures and be able to overcome the disappointments we are feeling.
@simon611 (598)
• China
30 Nov 08
Thank you for sharing. I love mylot.
@Zezlol (409)
• United Arab Emirates
29 Nov 08
Many children grow up with the idea that unless the outcome of their struggle is a success, their attempt was futile. This belief is far from the truth. In reality, the disparity of the effect between winning and losing can make all the difference in the development of a person's character. While winning brings that overwhelming feeling of satisfaction, losing is often the teacher of many important lessons such as improving old and creating new tactics, becoming more determined in future goals, and realizing that there's more to life than winning a match. So no, failure is not a bad thing. Again I'll return to persistence as my example and final conclusion: Determination is an extremely important trait that victory does not, and cannot, inspire in the same way as defeat does. Failure is a crucial step towards improvement.
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@anetteh (3590)
• Sweden
30 Nov 08
No, I do not think a failure are a bad thing. You learn a lot from your mistakes and failures. But of course if you do fail every day, I can imagine your self confidence can be affected by it. So, it depend on how much and how many times you do fail. Happy forst of advent.
@thukio16 (254)
• Philippines
29 Nov 08
Hi there! I badly disagree if that is the matter. Failure (in life or anything) is obviuosly not a bad thing. its part of growing up and it sometime a very great teacher. hope it could help. have a nice day!
@simon611 (598)
• China
29 Nov 08
Yes,failure give us more experience,it makes us more cofidence.Thank you for your response. Happy mylotting.
@Zezloler (497)
• United Arab Emirates
29 Nov 08
I think that failure is only a bad thing temporarily. When we do something wrong and make a horrible error, it's only natural that we're disappointed or angered by it. There are many instances when I was disappointed in myself for taking a certain course of action, and at those times I couldn't imagine myself feeling differently. I can't expect anyone to make a mistake and act like it never happened. However, I think that failures are also an important part of life and help us advance. If we made no mistakes, we wouldn't know about them, and therefore wouldn't be able to reflect on what we've done in the past and improve. I think of failures as sort of obstacles in life that we must overcome if we're to advance. It's hard to forget the past, improve, and keep going, but it's something all of us have to do.
@simon611 (598)
• China
29 Nov 08
Thank you for sharing.What you say above is very right,I agree with you very much,we should not lose heart when encounter failure. Happy mylotting. I love mylot.
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@burnek (101)
• Philippines
30 Nov 08
It's only bad when you're starting to lose confidence in yourself. But if you look at it at a different perspective and use it to your advantage then its a good thing. There are a few good lessons we could learn from failure. With the proper attitude, I think it could even be beneficial to us.
@simon611 (598)
• China
30 Nov 08
I agree with you very much.We should not lose heart when face failures.A failure will lead to a success.We can learn more if we experience more failure,and we will be more mature.The failure is wealth in our life,we can benefit a lot from the failure. Thank you for sharing. I love mylot
@timou87 (1638)
• Singapore
30 Nov 08
no i think that the saying, failure is the mother of all successes, is really quite true. failure seperates those with a weak spirit from those with a strong determination, and it moulds your character to be able to face any obstacle that you may encounter. whilst everyone hopes for success in life, one should also hope that one fails a few times, to remind himself or herself that noone is perfect and we are all bound to make mistakes at time.
@metschica25 (5399)
• United States
29 Nov 08
Hey hey I think we all have to accpet that this will happen to us from time to time . we just have to rise above it and move on , and be stronger next time . letting go is very hard thing . but we learn from our mistakes and if we are lucky enough we make the most of them at a young age .
@sindhu88 (306)
• India
30 Nov 08
noo Failures are stepping stones of sucess according to me.Noboday cant taste richness of sucess unless they fail anytime before in their life .So failure is not a bad thing it is direction for dooing good and acheiving sucess,Happy mylotting:)
• United States
30 Nov 08
Who is not scared to fail? The truth is every one is that is why we do strive not to fail. In the event that we cannot resist the failure we have to face the truth that we really failed and pick ourselves up and learn the lesson why we have failed. There will always be time to make things better!
• Philippines
30 Nov 08
Failure is not really a bad thing. At first you might consider it as a bad thing, but then you should look at the brighter side and you will see that it is not really a hundred percent bad at all. When you failed, you should not be shameful nor be frustrated, instead you should take it as a challenge to strive more. As a result, failure makes you a better and stronger person. Another good thing failure can do is letting us know who are those people who really love us. If you failed, only true friends will stay at your side. Besides, you will not be able to taste the sweetness of success if you didn't have a taste of bitterness of failure. So if you failed, don't think that it is the end of the world. There is still life after it.
• United States
29 Nov 08
Failure is not a bad thing, if it wasn't for failure there would be no michael jordan, john elway, larry bird, or any other superstar. Failure helps us find our weakness and turn it into a strength.
• United States
29 Nov 08
Failure is a step of life. You learn from your mistakes and move forward. It gives you experience in the near by future to help you on your later days of life.
@Ladybugs (404)
• Philippines
30 Nov 08
For me, failure is not a bad thing. All of us can encounter failure in our lives. We just have to accept our failures and move forward with our lives. I believe that a failure serve as our lesson. We just have to accept it, and learn from it. If we failed one time, we should learn from it and the next time we are caught in the same situation, we already know what to do. For me, failure serves as a wake up call. For me to stand up again and to be more strong. We should know how to handle all of the events happening in our lives, including failure.
@celticeagle (159058)
• Boise, Idaho
29 Nov 08
Failure is not a bad thing. Our experiences in life teach us. We are only as good as our experiences and part of that is our mistakes and failures. I think that all of life is a series of mistakes, failures, gains, and positive encounters. They make us who we are.
@ammu007 (81)
• India
29 Nov 08
i dont think failure is a bad thing me feel failur eis the stepping stone of success
@meow1978 (190)
• Malaysia
29 Nov 08
I always have this in my mind and always an inspiration to me. "FAILURE IS THE MOTHER OF SUCCESS" but later on I learn another go slogan which inspire me more. "You don't live long to learn from your own mistake, learn from other people's mistake" It is very true. Always keep in my whatever people do in mind. Learn it and make sure never repeat them in future and we will be nearer to success and always have positive thinking.
• China
29 Nov 08
it depents on your own attitude,if you regard it as a bad thing,then it becomes one!
• United States
29 Nov 08
Failure is essential to life because it sets the standards for success. You can't have the good without the bad in life, because if you never exsperience bad things, how will you know what's good? Sure, it can be disappointing, but in the long run, it builds character. I don't regret anything I have done in my life because it got me where I am today.
29 Nov 08
Failure is only a bad thing when you see it as a failure and not a lesson to learn