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(KAISTian Story) Failure, the Misnomer of Effort
Author
OOO / Department of Biological Sciences of KAIST
Date
2023-01-27 14:29:49
Winning essays from the CAF contest "My Failure Story“
OOO / Department of Biological Sciences of KAIST
From here onward, I started to ponder about the following question: ‘does failure actually exist in this world?’ Should we define failure as every instance where a person is unable to achieve the results they would ideally like to? All endeavors will produce some sort of result, and in the process, we are also given opportunities to grow. Then, could we say that I failed because I chose to avoid the problem after running into a wall? What exactly is failure?
Some readers may look at my story and think that it does not really fit under the category of failure. Others may think that I had the courage to overcome my failure and achieve success. It is natural for people to have different opinions since the term ‘failure’ in itself is subjective. If someone asked me, “have you failed before?”, I can confidently reply with the following response: “No, I have never failed. Instead, I made an ‘attempt,’ experienced a ‘setback,’ and had the ‘strength’ and ‘courage’ to overcome it.”
OOO / Department of Biological Sciences of KAIST
From here onward, I started to ponder about the following question: ‘does failure actually exist in this world?’ Should we define failure as every instance where a person is unable to achieve the results they would ideally like to? All endeavors will produce some sort of result, and in the process, we are also given opportunities to grow. Then, could we say that I failed because I chose to avoid the problem after running into a wall? What exactly is failure?
Some readers may look at my story and think that it does not really fit under the category of failure. Others may think that I had the courage to overcome my failure and achieve success. It is natural for people to have different opinions since the term ‘failure’ in itself is subjective. If someone asked me, “have you failed before?”, I can confidently reply with the following response: “No, I have never failed. Instead, I made an ‘attempt,’ experienced a ‘setback,’ and had the ‘strength’ and ‘courage’ to overcome it.”