Pillars of Success

Success and failures are the two aspects of human life. They are just like the two sides of a coin. A man is always happy with his success and obviously sad in his failure. The proverb means that success comes through failures or failure is the mother of success. The foundation of success becomes stronger only when it passes through many failures or obstacles. Failures are like the struggles of life. A man who has struggled a lot in life is able to face any difficulty. Likewise failure makes a man more devoted towards his duty. So, we should not discourage ourselves with our failures. When we fail once, we have the experience of failure. We learn by experience in second attempt. Our experience makes us wiser and bolder. Then, there will be the foundation of success. In fact success depends upon wisdom and self-confidence.

We should not take the proverb in its literal meaning. It doesn't mean to say that a man has to fail in order to succeed or it also doesn't mean that the more a man fails, the more sure will be his success. However, failures should not discourage us. Failures should not be taken negatively. They should make our will stronger to act with greater determination for success. We should take failures as the inspiration for success.

When we fail in exam we are upset, when we fail in an interview we are upset, when we fail to persuade somebody we are upset but actually these are not our failures instead an attempt towards success. There are many examples in the history to prove that failures are the pillars of success. Robert Bruce, king of Scotland fought many battles, but was defeated every time. He took his failure as an inspiration and finally succeeded. We must know the causes of our failure. Sometimes we fail because of our own carelessness or fault. Sometimes we fail for our nervousness. We fear failure before it actually happens. So, we are bound to fail.

Success depends upon the labor of a person and his mental quality. A person must know how to succeed in life. To achieve success we must be hard working. We have to attempt again and again for success and never beware of working hard. We should have courage and the will to succeed. We should not accept defeat at any cost. We will lose the battle of life if we feel defeated. We must be optimistic in life. Pessimistic people discourage themselves and are always defeated in life. We have to accept the challenge with determination and bravery. Of course failures are unpleasant things. But they point the way to success.

Although, failures upsets us at times making us disappointed and defeated, we must have a strong spirit and undefeatable desire for victory in life. Whenever we fail to succeed in our life we should remember the proverb that failures are the pillars of success. In fact failures are not failures but a "gateway to success".