| | David, I'm not sure what you mean, exactly. I don't know anyone who masters a new skill on the first attempt. :)
Edison didn't create the light bulb on his first attempt. The Wright Brothers failed several times before they "flew."
If I just gave up every time I failed at something, I wouldn't have much of a life, and neither would you.
If scientists took every failure as permanent, we'd all be pretty screwed.
There's little stopping one from trying again, and again, and again. Failure isn't permanent, unless you make it permanent by giving up.
I still can't believe I know how to drive a stick shift. An old boyfriend taught me when I was a teenager after many failed attempts by my father. I can't tell you how many times I stalled the car trying to learn. A whole lot of times, that's for certain. Failing doesn't mean it can't be done, and it doesn't mean feigning success in order to continue trying.
But you said "permanence," so maybe you meant something else. I'm not clear on what you mean, so perhaps I've "failed" to understand you. Should I give up?
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Failure is simply the opportunity to begin again, this time more intelligently.
