The Power of Failure

Have you ever failed? If yes, then you are very close to a brilliant success

Have you ever failed? If not, then you may never succeed. If you have failed a number of times, then you are very close to a brilliant success. Failure and success are not orthogonal to each other. Rather the axes of failures are very close to that of a success. Failure and success are like twin sisters or brothers, one wears a medal and the other doesn't.

Success opens a door to acquiring wealth

When we get success in any work, it not only gives us joy, it can also open an opportunity to earn money. A winner in sports attracts more sponsors for his/her future endeavors. It can also boost the career by many fold. And, one great success may sometimes bring lethargy in regular practice, and may even block further success. Yes, that is true.

Failure can open you many doors towards success

On the other hand, each failure can open multiple options and opportunities. Each of the options and opportunities can open newer avenues. Each of the avenues gives a chance to fight back with renewed vigor. The possibility of success brightens many fold.

The axes of failures are very close to that of a success

Many of us have a wrong notion that success and failure are two orthogonal and opposite directions. It is not true. Failure and success are not at all orthogonal to each other. Rather the axes of failures are very close to that of a success. They remain side by side. This can be understood very well from the results of the sports arena, such as the Olympics.

Indian gymnast Deepa Karmakar executes Produnova at the Rio Olympics

An Indian gymnast, Dipa Karmakar, made history for her country at the Rio Olympics 2016 by becoming the first Indian woman to compete in an Olympics final in gymnastics. She is from a remote state of India called Tripura. She did not have proper facilities to practice gymnastics. Despite she won many medals in several competitions. She qualified for the Olympics. Only five women in the history of Olympics executed the difficult gymnastic move called Produnova, which is also called the "Vault of Death". She is one such a brave woman of gymnastics to execute Produnova. The points Deepa scored in the Olympics final is just 0.150 less than that of the third position holder.

• Deepa Karmakar has evolved as a winner. She has the power of winning many more competitions in the future. More importantly she is an inspiration for the future Indian gymnasts.

Success and failure are like twin brothers or sisters, one wears a medal and the other doesn't

Many of us have faced a number of failures. That is why we are moving forward to do more. Because on the way of the failures, we have been drenched with tiny droplets of success here and there. The beauty of life is that it is intertwined with fine threads of success and failures.

Don't you think that success and failures are like twin brothers and sisters, one wears a medal, and the other doesn't!

Do you think similarly? You may also have different views. It doesn't matter. Please give your comments freely. Don't hesitate to share it among your network.

• This post has just appeared on LinkedIn, it also now appears in BeBee verbatim.
  

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Debesh Choudhury is an academician and researcher. He is interested in the science and engineering of optics and electronics. He uses GNU/Linux, Free and Open Source Software for all his works related to computers, be it educational or entertainment, professional or personal.