what if you're wrong?
a much needed letter questioning my views, could probably get you to question yours too. open, read, and tell me what you think.
Dear You,
I recently considered this thought: What if I am wrong? What if the way you perceive failure is wrong? Let me explain.
Remember that game I told you about in my last letter? Something interesting happened to me when I played the game and lost. That became one of my favourite things.
It was finding out that I got rewards even when I failed. If I attacked a level 30 monster with a level 15 might and hurt the monster by 40%, I get rewards. This meant that if I was willing to try three times, I could defeat the monster.
That insight unlocked so much for me because we sometimes interpret failure or defeat as a loss, but what if it is an unseen win, and we just have to keep at it a few more times for our win and success to be visible?
This has changed my perception of failure, and I wanted to share it with you. What if that rejection was not a failure; it just needed you to keep hitting the same point a few more times? What if?
Maybe we need to consider looking at failure from a new lens. Maybe it's invisible success, and it requires more time, effort, and practice to be a success.
With Love,
Blessing Abeng
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You don't know how timely this letter came. Thank you 😊
I see the power of persistence here. And what makes this perspective very relatable is the frustration that comes from failing at something several things and the need to give up.
The usual perspire to Maguire messages no longer cut it, but with this gaming analogy of applying multiple pressures at different times to achieve a win, it's easy to see how powerful persistence can be.
Thank you for this new perspective, Blessing. It is always so refreshing to read through your letters.