‘Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better.’ ~ Adam Gottesfeld
I had a driving test today. At the end of the test, the examiner went to say, “We are not going to pass today … ” The Rest were all blur, and evaporated as quickly as he uttered a.n.y.t.h.i.n.g.
I know, I did a grave mistake on that intersection where-in I didn’t see the incoming traffic and went-in to take the left turn as asked.
I should’ve looked at the traffic carefully! I should’ve looked at the incoming car. How the F— I didn’t see that green Volkswagen beetle coming. Dumb F—! These was my brain for the next 3 hours.
I kept thinking and re-visiting on that one turn that costed me the test.
I kept saying inside my head that this day could’ve been a different scene altogether had I passed. A day without a stain!
I kept ruminating around ‘I failed’.
Later after that three long hours of resentment and the loop, … I finally gave in.
I finally accepted my failure.
I finally swallowed my lesson.
I finally said that this is just about any ordinary day.
I finally came to realize that there’s going to be other day with other important stuff to work on, that there’s going to be the other day that awaits your permission to be lived and utilized and spent fully!
Plus, I remembered a wonderful lesson from Adam Gottesfeld on Failing, which I stumbled upon when I read ‘The 4 hour work week’ by Tim Ferris.
Namaste!
p.s. you can also check this article on ‘Fail Better’!