Let Failure Ignite You - Visitor's Story

by Raghu Poojita
(India)

Failure is one thing which needs a lot of courage to handle. Many people capitulate to failure the moment it approaches them. Why should we? Failure doesn't mean it's the end of the road. It means to enhance your path. Failure isn't the opposite of success rather a part of it. It lies in the path to success and should be handled before crossing it.

I never knew what failure was and I never cared what it was! Whatever test or challenge I took, I was always the winner. Astronomy is my passion. It is one thing for which I can risk anything and everything. I always wanted to reach the sky and explore that dark infinity.

I was always confident that I would do it one day and fulfill my dream of reaching that beautiful world above our heads. But, there was a day when I had to turn the wheel of my life and put my future at stake in order to achieve it. I knew that if I fail, I would be left with no future. But, I went for it as I knew only about success and never knew that failure existed. I knew that I was just steps away from my dream. But, I never did it. I lost my only chance of doing it!

I felt the ground shook under my feet. My first failure in life. I was so close to my dream yet far away from it! I was depressed to the core. My future was blank. My confidence was all sucked up and life suddenly turned upside down. It was my first taste of failure and it was horrible. There were no smiles left, only tears. Every effort of mine started turning fatal. Every door I knocked never opened. Life was moribund and I was a living corpse.

But, one thing that never left me was HOPE. I never left the zeal of life. I never allowed thoughts that take me away from the passion of living. I always wanted to live. If not today, tomorrow. If not tomorrow, maybe a week after or maybe ten years later. But, it will happen one day. I would see success one day. I would win failure one day and it will happen. I cherish all my past achievements and if it was possible then, why cannot it happen again? I started motivating myself and tried my best to come out of that gloom. It took me several months to come out of it. I was able to handle it and I understood that nothing is impossible for a willing heart. Only thing that you need is Patience and Perseverance. I am happy now and trying in the best possible way to reach my ambition. It might take a lifetime but I know that it will happen. Failure has made me more positive and challenging.

We have one life and one chance to fulfill our dreams. So, come what may, never lose interest in life, but just try, try and try till you finally reach the pinnacle of victory. Make space for yourself in History!