"When life gives you lemons, make lemonade." Cute phrase, but life throws at us more serious problems than lemons, doesn't it? What do we do when we lose a loved one, find ourselves in poverty or debt, or when we have been through events that leave us feeling shattered? Can any failure be turned into success?

Most of us realize we can learn a thing or two from failure. When we fail, we think, "Well, I won't try that again!" Or, "I won't trust anyone again!" But this is not resourceful learning. For it to have much value, we need to ask questions like, "How could I try that again, only this time succeed?" There is a wealth of benefit from failure, if we keep asking good questions on how to do better next time.

Value exists in failure beyond just what we might learn from the experience. Failures and pain can mold our character favorably, if we so choose. Our own suffering often makes us more compassionate and understanding towards others. It can give us wisdom to share with others that can spare them from similar failure. If we have been hurt or experienced failure because of our own or another person's dishonesty or poor character, it may improve our resolve to be a better person.

Failures can take us in directions we would not have gone before. A lost job often leads to a better one. No job often leads to self employment, and has been the beginning of many highly successful businesses. It is common to resist change, because it's the unknown, but change, even unfortunate change, brings with it new opportunities. Sometimes it is only failure that brings us those opportunities.

CD Mohatta

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