How to Think about Failure

The Value of Failure Nowadays, everyone is pursuing so-called success, which is regarded by the others or just by himself. On the way to success, some make it, and inevitably some fail. In the modern world most people think much of the importance of being successful, but they ignore another important point——the value of failure, which also plays an crucial role in pursuit of succeeding. As Prof. Zinsser said in his essay College Pressures, "defeat is as instructive as victory and is not the end of the world", similarly speaking, failure is as instructive as success and is the mother of success. So we must appreciate failure just as we do to success, for nobody can succeed in every field. Therefore, we should recognize the value of failure. Firstly, failure can tick your disadvantages off. In many cases, failure comes just because of disadvantages of some little details. The ones who succeed usually have much less disadvantages in the aspects relevant to success than those who fail. Failures who succeed in getting over their disadvantages will acquire achievement more smoothly; in other words, with less disadvantages they will succeed more easily than before. Knowing the disadvantages makes the road to success flat. Secondly, failure can improve you. In virtue of failure, you will recognize that you can still make an improvement in certain aspect. It also will help you make it. For instance as is known to all, the famous inventor Thomas Alva Edison tried hundreds of times to find the most suitable material as filament. That meant Edison failed hundreds of times, too. Hence, he kept experimenting on the materials, and finally he found the most suitable one as filament, which meant he succeeded in finding the material as filament. Finally, failure can make you value success. As an inevitable process to most people when they are chasing success, failure could make them cherish and treasure the result after they hold the possession of success, for it is often that people do not value their achievements that are gained without too much difficulty. Thus, failure can play a role that makes the achievements more valuable and vital. In conclusion, failure can strengthen you and straighten up your insufficiency. Moreover, failure also makes the achievements that you gain more venerable to yourself. Failure is not uncommon; on the contrary, failure is normal. In addition, failure is not the end of life. Therefore, everyone should treat failure in a common sense. To sum up, failure can teach you more than success can in many different aspects; the value of failure should also be appreciated.