There is not a single human being who has not experienced the pain of failure.  

Many of us – myself included – are markedly afraid of failure.  

However, failure is nothing to be afraid of; failure and success cannot exist without each other, just like light and dark. 

 Yet, what hurts greater than failing is never trying in the first place.  

If I never would have tried to write for the Creightonian, I wouldn’t be in this editor position. 

However, in all ofthis failure, we must draw a line between things we can control or have influence over and things outside of our control.  

For example, becoming enraged at the recent rainy weather is irrational – I have no control over the weather, so getting pent up about it is completely futile and meaningless. 

But what I can become enraged at is the fact that I didn’t adequately prepare for the weather conditions outside. 

This exact thing happened to me this past Monday – I hadn’t prepared for the rainy weather and stepped outside into the cold wearing Birkenstocks and shorts.  

I was freezing cold, slightly damp and a bit mad at myself.  

Accordingly, I dealt with it and made it through, but I have nobody to blame for my miscalculation other than myself. 

In this way, failure is a masterful teacher. By failing to view the radar, view the newscast, ask a friend how the weather is and make a funny joke, or even go outside to check it myself, I chose to wear shorts in the cold rain.