【阅读理解Whyaresomanypeoplesoafraidoffailure?Quitesimplybecausenoonetellsushowtofailsothatfailurebecomesanexperiencethatwillleadtogrowth.Weforgetthatfailureispartofthehumanconditionandt】
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Whyaresomanypeoplesoafraidoffailure?Quitesimplybecausenoonetellsushowto
failso that failurebecomesanexperiencethatwillleadtogrowth.Weforgetthatfailureispart
ofthe human conditionandthateverypersonhadtherighttofail.
Mostparentsworkhardatpreventingfailureorprotectingtheirchildrenfromtheknowledge
that theyhavefailed.Onewayistolowerstandards.Amotherdescribesherchild'shastilymade
table as"perfect"eventhoughitdoesn'tstandstill.Anotherwayistoshiftblame.IfJohnfails
science his teacherisunfairorstupid.
Thetroublewithfailure-preventiondevicesisthattheyleaveachildunequippedforlifeinthe
real world.Theyoungneedtolearnthatnoonecanbebestateverything.Noonecanwinallthe
time andthatit'spossibletoenjoyagameevenwhenyoudon'twin.Achildwho'snotinvitedtoa
birthdaypartywhodoesn'tmakethehonorlistonthebaseballteamfeelsterrible
ofcoursebut parentsshouldnotofferaquickconsolationprize(安慰奖)orsay"It
doesn'tmatter."Because itdoes. Theyoungshouldbeallowedtoexperiencedisappointmentand
behelpedtomasterit.
Failureisneverpleasurable.Ithurtsgrown-upsandchildrenalike.Butitcanmakea
positive contributiontoyourlifeonceyoulearntouseit.Steponeistoask"whydidIfail?"
Don'tblame someoneelse.Askyourselfwhatyoudidwronghowyoucanimprove.If
someoneelsecanhelp don'tbeshyaboutinquiring.
Successwhichencouragesrepetitionofoldbehaviorisnotnearlyasgoodateacheras
failure. Youcanlearnfromabadpartyhowtogiveasecondonefromanill-chosenfirsthouse
whatto lookforinasecond.Evenafailurethatseemsdefinitivecanprompt(激起)freshthinking
achange ofdirection.After12yearsofstudyingballetafriendofmineauditioned(面试)fora
professional company.Shewasturneddown."wouldfurthertraininghelp?"sheasked.Theballet
mastershook hishead."Youwillneverbeadancer"hesaid"youhaven'tthebodyforit."
Insuchcasesthewaytousef