Today I woke up, extremely grateful to be alive. Most mornings I'd either be stumbling, rolling or kicking myself out of bed, but this morning I literally skipped out of bed because I truly was thankful to be given another chance at life.

A few days ago, I heard many stories about people who had experienced failure. At some points, we all experienced a failure in our life. In this article, I just want to say that – You did well enough.

It all starts with how we view life. For example, we view life as a competition. Especially since the existence of social media is increasingly massive. If someone is able to own a house at the age of 25, then this is seen as a target that other young people should be able to achieve as well. thinking "if other people can do it, so should we."

Well, and we who are currently still at a young age, are trying our best to be able to achieve the target that has been set. We set earlier. Sacrificing many things for ambition, including time to relax in order to focus on pursuing hopes. Dream. Target. The reality is…. some of them make it, and some others don't.

For those who are accustomed to being taught to always win and be competitive since childhood, accepting defeat is not an easy thing. Especially those who are accustomed to having various proud achievements. Some people see this loss and failure as a setback. They think that they've progressed backwards.

Even though this defeat, in my opinion, is something that we certainly cannot always avoid. Not all things we can get smoothly without defects. Some things are just didn't work out. sometimes we have tried our best but there are things that make us fail to get the target we want. We call it destiny!

So, is this a bad thing for the progress of our life journey? Not necessarily. For people who are used to getting many conveniences in their lives, once they feel the bitterness of defeat, (hopefully) they will understand not to take everything for granted.

Thus, we will be more grateful for what we have today. Work, education, family, favors of faith and Islam, lovers, friends and all the things that are still willing to accompany us to this day. This favor is a privilege.

People who have been unemployed for a long time (not working) and have experienced a lot of rejection in their lives, ideally they will try to work and perform well when there are companies or other people who are willing to give them a chance.

In seeing defeat, we often judge ourselves too harshly. We think our efforts are not optimal. We believe that we make the wrong decisions. We keep blaming ourselves for circumstances that are not in our favor.

"I've failed and it's all my fault." is a mistake!

Don't forget... there are external factors that also affect the output of the business that we have done. Usually, these external factors are beyond our control. The Covid pandemic like now, for example. We've tried hard enough, but the circumstances messed it up. From this defeat, we actually learn to make peace with the situation. We learn to accept everything with grace.

Dude! Life is not about winning or losing. In the eyes of God you are not lost let alone wasted. It's not about who is faster than who. It's not about the price of success.

However, I see life as a very long journey in such a short time. A place to stop until we close our eyes. "Can we be happy in this World?"

Everyone has their own pace ✨

We will continue to encounter defeat as long as the breath is still blowing. We may cry more often or even feel hopeless. But the most important thing about every defeat is how we keep trying to stand up and try again until you feel that you don't need it anymore. We know it's hard but we keep trying our best. Please know that you did well enough! Panjang umur perjuangan ❤️

We know that there are some exceptions in life. It hurts. It sucks. But that's the way it is. Also... Why do we not smile more to ourselves? :)

Love and prayers,

Sena.

Tasikmalaya, 16 September 2021