Dimaano, Allyssa Marie D.

Grade 10 - St. Thomas

"How do others view my failure affects my drive to keep on?"

There are many circumstances that we humans often lacks to acknowledge what are we as a person
created in this world. We sometimes commit mistakes or failed at something we really want to do.

We are afraid of what others might think if we fail. Like how your family expects you to be always on top
of class but you didn't make it, or you wanted to comfort your friend but ended up on making him/her
more upset. You reflect on yourself as a failure which isn't the right thing to do. Because you are not a
failure. You are a person.

Normally, though, we reserve the word failure for the bigger things. The times when we've let others
down, and, more importantly, ourselves. Trying your hardest to do something important and failing is
when it really stings and shakes your confidence.

Nowadays, some teenagers intend to overthink about the things they failed to do. It misleads them to
having illness about their mental capacity. Some get depressed, which is a bad thing. Getting depressed
is not just something you can ignore. And that is another reason why we should understand what the
word failure is all about.

We shouldn't be affected on what others think and say. You are you. Only God can judge you. And no one
has the right to say bad things to you or judge you because you failed. You are not perfect. You
committed mistakes. But what's important is you learn from them and avoid repeating them.

Every mistake is a learning opportunity, and after you've moved past your emotions, it's important to
revisit your mistakes with a new perspective. Look at what you did that went wrong, but also look at
what you did that was right, and what you can do better next time. Failure is rarely so black and white.

Don't let failure become a part of your identity. It is something that happens, not something you are.