Sunday, March 3, 2013

The Motivational Failure


Life is like riding a rollercoaster. It's full of ups and downs, but you're the one who decides whether to scream or enjoy the ride.

Accordingly, failure is one of the things that anyone must experience through the journey of his life. You can't always be number one. It's a lot like a curve. To reach its peak you gotta start from point zero and once you reach that peak, you must fall to stand up again. However, the striking thing about falling is that while standing up again, you're stepping to the forwards. For the first while, failure seems to be fatal and we almost act in a tragic way. As human beings, we can't accept the fact that we can't be prosperous all the time. I can't say that I'm that super person who smiles at failure. Actually, I breakdown for a couple of hours. However, it's all about the quick recovery. Life will neither wait for you nor anybody else. Life goes on and you have to realize that you can't stop that just because you can't stand again. It's like standing on the railway lines. If you don't move quickly, the train will pass regardless your position even if that means your death. Yeah, I know that we can't always keep our strength. Simply because even the people with strongest souls have a fragile frame that may break sometimes. Allah (SWT) said in the Holy Qur'an: "Allah wishes to lighten (the burden) for you; and man was created weak" [An Nisaa, Verse 26-28]
Subsequently, weakness is one of our characters as humans, but it's known that every illness has its own treatment. Allah (SWT) offered us that treatment when he said: "Seek help in patience and prayer; truly it is hard except for those who are humble. Who bear in mind the certainty that they are to meet their Lord and that they are to return to Him."[Qur'an 2:45-46]

Nevertheless, patience and prayers aren't the only factors. They'll strengthen your heart and soul, but you gotta work hard. Einstein tried 100 times and failed before reaching his great invention, but he didn't give up. You know why??
Because he had a dream to achieve. He believed in his abilities. You have a dream, you gotta chase it. Those who hate you will tell you "You can't". Nonetheless, you can achieve it as long as you believe. You're powerful and strong enough to do anything. ANYTHING.  People like you invented great things, discovered nature's miracles and invaded the space. The whole point lies in faith and strong will. Be unbreakable! It's not the failure that destroys people, it's the lack of faith that really does.  Support yourself even if nobody else believes in you. Prove them wrong!
For God's sake, who has never failed? The answer is NOBODY!!
It's the number of trials that counts. It's the `number of times you stood up again that makes you more vigorous. Try, try and keep trying till death.  We'll never stop falling down. However, those who survive are those who stand up even stronger than before. Thus, are you done from crying and feeling that you're such a careless person that deserves nothing? If you aren't done, then stop wasting your time now. Yeah, NOW!! Learn from your faults and don't repeat your mistakes. Forget doubters even when they're in your own head. Neglect all the fear and stop underestimating yourself. It deserves to be appreciated and loved.
 You've failed, but look at the bright side.  You've learnt a lesson, you've seen who are the people who deserve you at your best and you stood up again. You survived and that's real strength. As a matter of fact, we learn wisdom from failure much more than from success.  Therefore, your failure will be no more than an introduction to your success. That's how it goes.  
I think it's obligatory to thank God for blessing you by such an experience instead of complaining about that. He gave you the chance to see a lot of things clearly and brought the best out of you. And never forget that the future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.