There are few of us who, on some days, have not felt like Jimmy. We just do not want to go to school. That school, of course, is life itself, where dropping out can seem a much better idea than facing the challenges that lay ahead.

　　Pablo Casals, the great musician, was asked why, at eighty-five years of age, he continued to practice five hours a day. He replied, “Because I think I’m getting better.” To grasp the significance of this more fully, let me explain the success in our culture. Through the over-exposure and media attention given to the rich and powerful, we believe that some people have made it. The lie is that they then live happily ever after. Those who have made it to “made it” discover that happy life ever after doesn’t exist, a realization that can be devastating (破坏性的).

　　Success begins the moment we understand that life is about growing; it is about acquiring the knowledge and skills we need to live more fully and effectively. Life is meant to be a never-ending education, and when this is fully appreciated, we are no longer survivors but adventurers. Life becomes a journey of discovery, an exploration into our potential. Any joy we experience in living is the fruits of our willingness to risk, our openness to change, and our ability to create what we want for our lives.

　　If you have already risked much and lost much, it doesn’t matter. Mistakes don’t matter. Failure doesn’t matter. What does matter is that you learned from your mistakes and failures. A successful bank president was being interviewed by a reporter:

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