As one who has many failures to his credit, I found this essay by Cultural Offering to be especially compelling. An excerpt:
But I never saw him begrudge failure. It was an inextricable part of the pursuit. When something didn't work out, he worked harder. When he didn't get a bid, I can remember that shrug he would give. And then it was behind him. When his children failed, he encourage us to try harder but he didn't handle sulking very well. Be in the game, in the arena, in the pursuit. Enough failures will produce a success if you learn from them. Happiness wasn't something handed out, it was hard-earned.
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