The Bliss of Failure

Without turbulence — life is monotonous, boring and incomplete.

Always shoot for the stars.

So many lessons of the past have illustrated what life offers when you don’t give something your all. Relationships blemish and all things pass you by. Sad stories come from when you realize your potential and fail to grasp it.

It could have been.

It should have been.

They say ignorance is bliss, but why not light these darkened corners? Why not dream the unimaginable? Someone is going to fill the spot containing your wildest dreams someday, so why not do everything to make that someone be yourself?

I once wrote a manifesto on how I’d like my life to end up. It was filled with clichés like “no regrets” and “make a difference in the world”. But time has passed and I’ve begun to notice failure is a common theme among those who become successful…