There was this spate of 'I'm a failure' articles couple of months back. Quite interesting
> On 9 Aug 2016, at 09:04, Deepa Mohan <[email protected]> wrote: > >> On Tue, Aug 9, 2016 at 1:12 PM, Saritha Rai <[email protected]> wrote: >> I think failed startup founder/entrepreneur is a badge of honor. Failing at >> a startup should accord the person bragging rights for life. I am a >> failed-to-be entrepreneur so the highest respect for those who tried. >> >> No clue about struggling actors. > > Completely agree with Saritha. "Failure" is always a learning > experience...a solid meal even if it does not include the dessert of > success. > > I know some actors who failed on stage, mainly due to financial > constraints, and have,since, succeeded in films (Pawan Kumar, to name > one. His career has taken off in Kannada movies...he is, or was, a > very talented playwright too). So should I consider such people > failures or successes? I think of them as successes...where the > sapling did not take, they moved to more fertile soil. > > If someone has to close hes ( a nice pronoun that a friend of mine > advocates, as being non-gender) place of business because the city > chooses to build a flyover right next to it, how can that be a > failure, even if the business is closing down? > > Hmm...I seem to drift even when on the thread...I suppose threads can > fray as well as drift! > > Hi, Saritha. Long time no see, no hear, no speak! > > D. >
