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Failure.Justthethoughtofitcanmakeyounervouswhetherit%u2019sfailinganexam,losingacompetition,orspeakinginfrontofanaudience,thefearoffailureissomethingweallface.It%u2019sauniversalfeeling,butwhydoesitscareussomuch?Shakespearefamouslywrote,\fearingtoattempt.%u201cItmeansthatwefearfailurebecauseitholdsusbackfromreachingourpotential.Manyofustakefailurepersonally.Alowgradeoramissedopportunitycanmakeusfeellikewearen%u2019tgoodenough.However,failureisn%u2019taconclusionbutratherafeedback.Itshowswhatworkedoutandwhatdidn%u2019t,notwhoyouare.Theproblemis,wetieourcapabilitiesandworthtoourachievements.Ifwedon%u2019tsucceed,wefeellikewearen'tcapableofdoingsomethingandhaveletothersdown.Thesocietydoesn%u2019thelpinthissituationeither.Everywherewelooksuccessiscelebratedwhilefailureishiddenorisn%u2019ttalkedaboutenough.Onsocialmedia,weseeendlesspostsofpeopleacingtheirexams,achievinggoalsorlivingaperfectlife.Buthowoftendoweseethehardwork,struggles,ormistakesbehindthescenes?Thiscreatesamindsetwithinusthatsuccesscomeseasilymakingthefeelingoffailuremuchworse.Thenthere%u2019sthefearofjudgement.WhatwillpeoplethinkifIfail?WillIbelaughatorjudged?Thisfearcanstopusfromtryingaltogether.Buthere%u2019sthetruth,mostpeoplearetoofocusedontheirownstrugglestonoticeotherpeople%u2019sfailures.Andthosewhojudge,theyhaveprobablyfailedinthingstoo.Theyjustdon%u2019tadmititThetruthis,failureisn%u2019tasbadaswethink.Itsurelyfeelsawfulthatalltheworkweputindidn%u2019tgiveustheresultwehopedorexpectedfor.Butsomeofthemostsuccessfulpeopleintheworldhavefailedcountlesstime.AlbertEinstein,whowasconsideredasaslowlearnerbyhisteacherswentontorevolutionizescience.J.K.RowlingfacedmultiplerejectionsbeforeHarryPotterbecamethebest-sellingbooksseriesofalltime.Yet,literatureofferscountlessexamplesofcharactersthatrisefromfailure.ElizabethBennetinJaneAusten%u2019sPrideandPrejudice,Shewasinitiallymisjudgedandwasseenasafailure,butthatultimatelyleadhertogrowth.Insteadofseeingfailureastheend,weshouldseeatasprogress.Everymistakegivesusanopportunitytolearnsomethingnew.Ifyoudidn%u2019twinthatcompetitionorfailedatest,seewhatwentwrongandtryagain,evenifyouhavetodothatahundredtimes.AsSamuelBeckettwrote,\better.%u201dSo,thenexttimeyoufacefailure,learnfromitandkeeptrying.WhyDoWeFearFailure?-Sowmya Rajvi Singh