When things go wrong, as they sometimes will,
When the road you're trudging seems all uphill,
When the funds are low and the debts are high,
And you want to smile, but you have to sigh,
When care is pressing you down a bit -
Rest if you must, but don't you quit.
Life is queer with its twists and turns
As every one of us sometimes learns,
And many a fellow turns about
When he might have won had he stuck it out.
Don't give up though the pace seems slow –ow
You may succeed with another blow.
Often the goal is nearer than
It seems to a faint and faltering man;
Often the struggler has given up
When he might have captured the victor's cup;
And he learned too late
when the night came down
How close he was to the golden crown.
Success is failure turned inside out -
The silver tint of the clouds of doubt,
And you never can tell how close you are,
It may be near when it seems afar,
So stick to the fight when you're hardest hit -
It's when things seem worst that you mustn't quit.
(author unknown)
This poem teaches us many lessons. It explains why one should not be discouraged with failure(s) in life. It beautifully establish the fact that success and failure are not far from each other. Every failure gives us an opportunity to learn something new. Such hard learned lessons are difficult to forget and those are the lessons that helps an individual to score better in the next attempt.
It is again about a mindset. A mindset that prompts an individual to look at a failure as an opportunity to learn something new and convert that failure into a constructive experience. People with such mindset will always be positive about their life and will never get discouraged by failures of life.
So, choice is in front of you… think about it.
