Failure

September 10, 2013.  9:53 PM.

In class yesterday we talked about failure--that is, failure to meet conventional rules.  We talked about how inevitable failure becomes in a world that is constantly changing.

I really liked the video game analogy that was brought up.  I love video games, but they can be tough.  There's always a puzzle I get stuck on or a boss I can't quite beat.  But I rarely give up on a game because of that.  I keep trying, for some reason.  I fail and fail and fail and punch the couch and fail and fail and yell at the wall and then, finally, by some miracle, I get through.  The boss is beaten and the day is saved. And because I failed so much before succeeding, it feels even better.  Games take work and a lot of failure, but they are worth it.

Life should be like that.  We shouldn't be so afraid to fail.  We should accept our failures as educational experiences, and then keep trying.  Nothing is really impossible.