2007-12-19 09:30:01 · 12 answers · asked by April 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Successes are what people aspire to and remember. Failures are what people recoil from and forget.
Curiously however, in my opinion, the failures are precisely what lead to the successes.
2007-12-19 09:35:30 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think the determining factor is the specific nature of the failure / success. Take the case of Martha Stewart. First of all, her crime was not considered revolting or perverted by society's standards. Second, her home-decorating advice is practical and popular. Many people appreciate her for it. Put everything together and you have a person who was bound to be forgiven eventually. On the other hand, Rudy Giuliani's former right-hand man Bernard Kerik, and once-football-great OJ Simpson, are both in very serious trouble despite the fact that they once had shining moments in their lives.
2007-12-19 17:51:21 · answer #2 · answered by dizwar 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To me: A person is defined by how they deal with their failures and how well they win or lose,,, not by how much they've won or lost..
However, it is a human trait that 1) people tend to delve into their spiritual nature when they have suffered loss
2) People tend to be complacent after winning.
Therefore, it is said that those whom have suffered and found themselves are blessed.
2007-12-19 17:37:46 · answer #3 · answered by Yoda 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, 1,000 successes can be voided out with 1 major failure.
2007-12-19 17:34:22 · answer #4 · answered by Son of David 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
neither, by their own standard of values. If they, for example value the opinions of others with no other standard, then they are enslaved to those others opinions. And success will really only be meeting of exceeding those others expectations. How is that progress?
2007-12-19 17:36:43 · answer #5 · answered by Real Friend 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it is how they react to those failures that truly shows a persons character.
2007-12-19 17:33:07 · answer #6 · answered by alana 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
the one of the two is most prominent
some have the infailable gift to do things the wrong way around
some have the infailable gift to do thing right from the beginning,
2007-12-19 17:34:20 · answer #7 · answered by gjmb1960 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some people only exist as an example to others on how to **** up.
2007-12-19 17:33:42 · answer #8 · answered by Link strikes back 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Whose I am is more important than who I am. I am a child of God. This is where I get my significance.
2007-12-19 17:35:58 · answer #9 · answered by Averell A 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Peace.....it will all depend on who is doing the defining and assessing....."orthros"
2007-12-19 17:37:21 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋