When the path grows steep, and the skies turn grey, 

When dreams seem distant, and hopes fade away, 

Remember this truth, let it guide your way: 

There’s no such thing as failure, only lessons to weigh. 

Each stumble, each fall, each misstep you take, 

Is a whisper of wisdom, a chance to awake. 

For the seeds of success are sown in your ache, 

And the strength that you gather is born from the break. 

The artist who falters, the writer who strains, 

The builder who wavers, yet tries once again,

They’re not defined by their losses or pains, 

But by the courage to rise, to grow through the rains. 

So when doubt creeps in, and the world feels unkind, 

When the echoes of failure play tricks on your mind, 

Look deeper, and see what you’re meant to find: 

A lesson, a gift, a treasure designed. 

For failure’s a shadow, a trick of the light, 

A moment in time, not the end of the fight. 

Each step, each fall, each wrong or each right, 

Is a thread in the fabric of your boundless flight. 

So arise, my dear heart, with courage anew, 

The world is your canvas, the brush is for you. 

There’s no such thing as failure—it’s a perspective to view, 

Every stumble, a stepping stone to what’s truly you. 

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