Tannin Aquatics
CCA Members
For some reason, in our culture, the term "failure" is equivocated with "bad" without exception.
Now, I'll give you the fact that "failure" has a negative connotation in many instances: structural failure", "catastrophic failure", "bank failure" all carry some pretty negative imagery.
However, "failure", which is defined as, " lack of success" or "the omission of expected or required action" is not in and of itself, horrible, IMHO. For example, "failure" serves as a catalyst for improvement and change. What if the airplane that you rode on yesterday was based off of the "first draft" design, or if the Pacemaker in your friend's mom's heart was derived from a design that, because it worked right the first time, was not revised or perfected? (click to read more)
Now, I'll give you the fact that "failure" has a negative connotation in many instances: structural failure", "catastrophic failure", "bank failure" all carry some pretty negative imagery.
However, "failure", which is defined as, " lack of success" or "the omission of expected or required action" is not in and of itself, horrible, IMHO. For example, "failure" serves as a catalyst for improvement and change. What if the airplane that you rode on yesterday was based off of the "first draft" design, or if the Pacemaker in your friend's mom's heart was derived from a design that, because it worked right the first time, was not revised or perfected? (click to read more)
