Over the last few weeks as I have submitted my High School applications, many thoughts of success and failure were going through my mind. Then I took a break and watched two outstanding movies, Guru and Mission Mangal. Guru was a story of a businessman, and Mission Mangal was about an Indian scientist who made the first mission to Mars a success. Guru was about a teenager who was not very successful in academics, but he had the inner confidence to become someone in life. When he was young, he left his hometown and got a job abroad. In a few years, he got promoted but quit his job to go back home and start his own business. After years of working hard, he became a successful businessman but faced financial troubles as well as getting a stroke. In the end, he recovered from his downfall which was only possible because of his strong inner belief and confidence in himself.

On the other hand, Mission Mangal was about a scientist and project manager who had both failed in launching a rocket. Due to this failure both were removed from the project and were put on the Mars Mission which was near to impossible. Throughout their journey there were many funding troubles, as well as trying to find a crew fit for the job. After many ups and downs, they both had learned from their mistakes and succeeded in sending India’s first satellite to Mars. Though there are many differences in these two movies, they both have taught me that rather than being worried, I need to learn how to become more confident in my capabilities to succeed. The main character in each movie had failed in the past, but because of their confidence in themselves they were able to rise and succeed.

These movies have taught me one major lesson, which was that it all comes down to one’s inner confidence and trust in themselves. A quote from the former President of India, Abdul Kalam, says it very well, “If you fail, never give up because F.A.I.L means ‘First Attempt In Learning.’” When I think of this, it is so true as we all have had our own failures or rather learnings of life, but only those who have learned from their mistakes have risen and are able to succeed and reach new heights. One light bulb moment for me was that with failure, our ego also gets crushed and throughout the journey of recovering from our failure, it is most often that we become humbler in life. The key is that when we grow and become successful we should grow without the ego and keep humbleness in such a high state, that truly makes an amazing human being. Well for me this is something I am surely going to use to become more mindful of expanding my ego and stopping to worry about failure. Please remember to contribute to our chandelier.