Failure- A Step Towards Success!
The month of May was full of results; beginning with school examinations to Lok Sabha Elections!! The word ‘result’ creates lot of apprehension as well as enthusiasm. Even if the preparation is adequate, there are still butterflies in the stomach on the day of results. This anxiety reflects both hope as well as distress in each individual. When results are announced, we see various reactions; joy, depression, irritation or even denial. Observing the current scenario and the hype associated with the results, it is obvious that accepting failure is a challenge for kids. If results are unexpected, kids take extreme steps like inflicting injury to self. This is certainly not desirable and the root cause of this behaviour is that children are not taught to accept failure. In an attempt to provide the best to kids, the craving to win has completely overshadowed the lessons one learns from losing. It is high time people realize that every child cannot be a topper in every examination