Thank you for writing this @sauravrungta - an inspirational piece. I remember twice when I was young, failing at two different endeavours within a couple of years of each other.
The first, I missed getting to the next level of my drivers licence - the ‘P’s’ - which is when you can finally drive without another qualified person in the car. It’s a big deal for a young person in Australia.
The second was when I didn’t get a high enough grade from my Year 12 to get into the University course I really wanted to study.
Both times, I remember my Dad telling me that I have two options - get back on the bike and have another shot, or keep wallowing in self pity and not have a drivers licence or university degree. I’m happy to say that I have both. Looking back, they were quite insignificant things, and that doesn’t mean that at the time they weren’t huge, but the human ability to overcome and achieve at all odds is always astounding. Just watch the paraolympics for a day and you can see many such examples more profound than these written in this reply.
Thanks again for writing this and your honesty that is laced throughout.
Thank you so much for sharing this. Your dad is absolutely correct. That’s the attitude we all need to have in life. :)