Failure is Never Final

Buku ini baharu sahaja saya beli. Walaupun penulisnya adalah bukan Islam tetapi saya lebih melihat kepada isi dan faedah yang dapat saya perolehi selagi mana ia tidak bercanggah dengan ajaran Islam. Saya lebih seronok mendapatkan motivasi dengan cara membaca dan menganalisis situasi daripada menghadiri atau mendengar program motivasi yang saya lihat lebih kepada program air mata yang dirangsang dengan kisah-kisah sedih. Hasilnya, perubahan itu hanyalah bersikap sementara. Motivasi itu harus datang dari diri sendiri kerana tiada siapa yang dapat memotivasikan diri kita melainkan diri sendiri. Saya suka memetik perkataan yang diolah oleh penulis dalam membicarakan soal kegagalan. Ia menyebabkan saya melihat kegagalan dari perspektif yang berbeza.

Failure doesn't mean you are a failure
It does mean you haven't succeeded yet

Failure doesn't mean you have accomplished nothing
It does mean you have learned something

Failure doesn't mean you have been a fool
It does mean you have a lot of faith

Failure doesn't mean you've been disgraced
It does mean you were willing to try

Failure doesn't mean you don't have it
It does mean you have to do something in a different way

Failure doesn't mean you are an inferior
It does mean you are not perfect

Failure doesn't mean you've wasted your life
It does mean you have a reason to start afresh

Failure doesn't mean you should give up
It does mean you must try harder

Failure doesn't mean you'll never make it
It does mean it will take a little longer

Failure doesn't mean God has abandoned you
It does mean God has a better idea

Failure doesn't mean you're finished
It does mean you have a chance to try something new

So it's true! Failure is never final.