Thursday, 23 May 2013

Rejection-Matthew


After running a really tough race, and not doing so well it's really hard not to feel bad. But in the the back of my mind is one of my favourite quotes. At a basketball match , after a bad performance, Michael Jordan said "I've failed over and over again in my life and that is why I succeed" and he's dead right, you learn so much more  being rejected than when you succeed. And unfortunately, failing happens more often than succeeding a lot of the time. But the word "succeeding '" is subjective, a rejection is more powerful and emotional than a success. And as Callum pointed out "A boo is louder than a cheer" and that's right too, the impact of failing affects you in a deeper way than just winning every time.  And that experience of losing time after time is teaching us a lot about life. Persistence, determination, confidence and strength of mind are all being drilled in. Most people started off just like us (apart from Albert and Jesse) and with a little creativity, some willingness to try hard and a never give up attitude, you can be just like Jesse.

Jack Andraka's story of success has come from a lot of failing and rejection. His persistence has helped the survival of mankind, a real medical milestone. He deserves enormous praise for his work. People like Jack are really needed in our society today. He's a gust of fresh air.

Being rejected is like a strong "fail" is ringing in your mind. But if you treat being rejected like a bugle in your ear encouraging you to try again your dream will become reality. I've never really been rejected for big things. But when I was five years old I wasn't allowed to be part of the class counting up to 50 because I mucked it up every time. It was overwhelmingly sad for me. But if I look back now it seems a bit pathetic. But I thought about it for a long time, almost half the year, until I decided to learn my numbers. I practiced a lot and thankfully I made it and became the class "count". That part is still funny.

1 comment:

  1. Aw, shucks, Matthew. For the record though, maybe take me out of that list and put in some who is actually a genius like Isaac Newton or something.

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