How many times have you failed a subject? Once, twice or never? Of course, many of you who haven’t failed a subject would be thinking that it’s so bad to fail a subject – Bad feelings, insult, loosing friends, bad looks etc.
But is it really that bad?
I just gave my Mathematics exam yesterday, and I’m sure that I’m gonna fail. Almost 1/4th of the class is going to fail. I spent the whole day yesterday thinking about it (and other stuff), and felt really, really bad.
I had failed in mathematics once when I was 7th grade, but that was worse than the feeling that I’m feeling now.
Anyways, but how bad can it get? I would feel bad, I would study more, enthusiastically, and then score well (or may be excellent).
So what I’ve learnt from this mistake of mine? I’m improving on it. Sure, I will get bad looks, some bad words from the teacher, some from friends, and some from my mother (maybe).
But, if you see at the end of the day, I’m improving. That’s what mistakes teach you – To learn from them and not (instead of never) commit them again. You CAN commit the same mistake again and again, it’s okay to do that (contradictory to what many people will tell you). The thing is, you should follow your heart.
I’m already feeling like studying mathematics, not from the fear of failing again, but because I really feel like. Yea, maybe because of fear, but do I really care? I’m feeling to do that, and I will do that. No one can stop me from doing that except me myself.
So, committing mistakes is good, but actually awesome, as it improves us. Fools at schools and colleges (who unfortunately call themselves experts) will tell you that it’s pathetic to fail. But really, believe me, it’s awesome.
Share your comments below on how you committed mistakes and what you learnt from them. Remember, life is supposed to be fun (by Abraham Hicks) and there’s no fun if you don’t fail a couple of times. That’s life.
Those who don’t fail will always fear them; those who fail will love them eventually, because they will know that it’s awesome!
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nice one
i totally agree wit u… infact my comment last time can b put here as well
Hey Varun! Yea! Thanks man, see you around!
Many those who’ve not failed in schools and colleges have often failed when it comes to facing real life outside…
Hey Srini!
Sure they do, no doubt about it. They didn’t even faced any failures before and suddenly they face one. It’s devastating.
Thanks for the comment!
Seriously. I believe that the only time failing can be bad is either when you get used to it, or when you get disheartened by it. You should take failure as rocket fuel to boost you ahead.
It keeps you sharp.
Nice post. Someone needed to say this.
Yeah, true.
In fact there is no way to fail in life at all… (if we think so)
It all depends on how we take it.
Ya i too failed one or two times when i was in School.
But if you make it an habit and do not learn from it then its not so great.
More important is you should not give up remember Abraham Lincoln ?
Just like what i said now, failed once & then it became habitual 4 me. It kinda feels bad to fail, but then once you meet your pals & hear they are gonna fail too, there comes the fun & I bet you, you won’t find that kinda fun in a “All-Pass” company!
Anyways, good lucks for the good lessons that you learn from this!
nyc one
everybdy hs to fail one day or the other……failure is way to learn to succeed……too philosophical bt true……
Failure is only the opportunity to begin again more intelligently.
And when you have learnt your lesson already – give it a better shot, now! 
yeah failing is not bad, not at all…
nothing is bad in failure…. and there is no fun and joy if u get passed all the time
LOL! I’ve had my fair share of mistakes.. not in academics, but in Life. And those mistakes proved very very costly!! Still, I agree with you, they make us stronger and wiser!!
Thanks!