Whatissuccess?Differentpeoplehavedifferentideas.Youmaysaysuccessistherealizationofone'shopesandjustifiedgoals.Undersuchnotion,however,peoplehavedifferentunderstandingofsuccessbecausethehopesandgoalstheycherishvaryfromoneanother.

　　Theremaybasomangykindsofsuccessintheworldthatican'tenumeratethemall.Somaybeit'sdifficulttosetadefinationforsuccess.But,inmyopinion,it'seasytodefinewhatisfailure---thereisonlyonefailurecallednevertry.

　　Everyonehashisdreamsbutnotallofthemdaretomakeitcometrue.Justlikeahuteraimedathisgamebutneverfireorasoldierwhocryingoutbutnevertoward.Theyareafraidoffailurethattheymightencounter.

　　Thatremindsmeofagameweusedtoplay.Weputthechairsinacircle.Andtheplayermustpassthroughthbarriersmadebythechairswithhiseyescoveredup.Hewouldbeallowedtomemorizethepositionsofthechairs.Butassoonashiseyesiscovered,wewillremoveallthechairs.

　　Sometimes,ourlifeisjustlikesuchkindofgame.Wetriedourbestnottobumpagainstthebarriers.Butthesethingsturnouttobeexistingonlyinourminds.Andsometimes,wemadethemforourselves.Wedarenottoparticipateacompetitionorgetcoldfeettocalltheboyorgirlwelove.Itturnsoutthatthebarrierswemadeforourselvesleadtothelossofalotofthings.

　　Don'tgiveuptryinguntillyoureallybumpagainstthechairs.Evenso,atleastyouhaveaplacetositon.

　　Somepeoplewouldsayitriedbutifailedtopassanexamortofindajob.I'amafailure.Butonthecontrary,iprefertocallthesethingssetbacksinsteadoffailures.Thereisnofailureinawinner'sdictionary.

　　Itdoesn'tmatteriyouhaveatumble,whatreallymattersisthatyoulosethecouragetostandupandgiveitanothertry.Theprocessisfulloftearsandpains.

　　Justlookbackonhowwelearntowalkwhenweareyoung.Ifwegaveupeasily,todaywemayonlycrawl.IfTomasEdisongaveupeasilyinfindingapropermaterialtomakeabulb,maybewewillliveinthedarknessafterthesunset.Perhapsweneedsometorchestogoonwithourcompetition.

　　I,myself,ashypersonbynaturewhoeasilysuffersfromstagefright,hadtogetupmycouragetotakepartinthisspeechcontestlikethis.Icouldhavestayedawayandhadaneasytimeofitbynotcominghere.Butichosetoacceptthechallengeandtofacethedifficulties.Nowhereiam.Iwilltrymybestbecauseiknowiwouldbroadenmyhorizonandmakealotoffriendshere.

　　Istillrememberthefirsttimeisangasongataparty,thefirsttimetalkingtoaforeignfriends,thefirsttimemadeaspeechontheplatform,etc.Althoughatfirsttheyalmostscaredmetodeath,butwhenitwasover,ifeelit'sworthingtrying.Thereisasayinggoes,'peopleoftenregretwhattheydidn'tdoinsteadofwhattheyhavedone.'

　　ForrestGumpoftensays,'lifeislikeaboxofchacolate,youneverknowwhatyouaregonnaget.'Iwouldsayifthechacolateyougotisnotyourfavourite.Don'tgetupsetbuttrythenext.