Failure

Week 3

“A minute’s success pays the failures of years.” Robert Browning, Scottish poet

Translation for Adults
The only worthwhile rewards in life are those you must work hard to obtain or achieve. The failures you experienced during the effort only makes your success sweeter. When you reach that goal that required you to fight through one failure after another, even the briefest feeling
of accomplishment is worth all the effort. Often, to reach that point and experience that feeling, you must fail first. Failure is always difficult to overcome, but it wouldn’t be much of a teacher if it didn’t make you work hard, so you could experience “a minute’s success” that feels so satisfying.

Translation for Kids
You must work hard to succeed. You will fail many times. You have the Black Belt spirit. You will continue to work hard. You will never stop working toward your Black Belt. Success feels very good. Success is sweet like candy. Even a small taste of candy makes you say, “Mmmm.” The very first minute you are a Black Belt will also be sweet. Work hard and you will have that feeling someday. Don’t stop when you fail. You will feel so great on the day your instructor
gives you your Black Belt. You failed and you succeeded. That may be more important than your Black Belt.

Up for Discussion.
1. How can failure cause you to lose sight of your goal?
2. Describe the feeling you had when you finally succeeded? Was it worth the effort?