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” I will not lose, for even in defeat, there is a valuable lesson learned.”
– Blueprint 2
The first thing I would like to say is “thank you”. Not only have my majors provided me with exceptional opportunity it has also been a time of fear. I am feeling rushed to write this November blog.
Being selected as a featured blogger whose articles will be published
to over 70 thousand students is a great responsibility.
The event themed “The use of Social Media Tools to Promote Social Change” is aimed to raise awareness for the young people in Indonesia using social networking.
A contest was opened to High School and University students age 16 to 25 throughout the nation. Out of 250 papers submitted only three winners were chosen.
In the beginning everything was going well and my essay was in the top 20. As one of the finalist I had a chance to win the favorite essay.
Attempting to win the favorite essay, I asked my friends on facebook and twitter to vote for me. It seemed my votes were ahead of the other essay’s but in the end I did not have enough to win. My expectations were high and the disappointment was devastating. I have been depressed and allowing fear to hold me back from composing my November blog.
I have very recently realized that even the most accomplished people on earth have faced failure at one point or another in life. I have chosen to have the courage to move on and try again.
Per J.K. Rowling, author of the best-selling Harry Potter series, “Failure gave me an inner security that I have never attained by passing examinations. Failure taught me things about myself that I could have learned no other way. I discovered that I had strong will, and more discipline than I had suspected.”
For those facing hard times and disappointment, you need to remember the stories of great failure. Learn from the failure and choose to move forward. The choice is yours. It is time to show the world that through failure can come success. And the success is that much sweeter when you have had to work hard to achieve it.
