Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow
Creeps in this petty pace from day to day,
To the last syllable of recorded time;
And all our yesterdays have lighted fools
The way to dusty death. Out, out brief candle!
Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player
That struts and frets his hour upon the stage
And then is heard no more: it is a tale
Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
Signifying nothing.
-- Macbeth, Act 5, Scene 5
to me, it actually depends. Failing. I know the universal answer is supposed to be 'never trying', but I'm a wuss to begin with. So I don't risk much. If I fail, that sucks.
I agree with Silver Willow. It depends a great deal on the circumstances. Some things should just not be tried, even if you might succeed. With enough training one might succeed in running a marathon, but in my estimation, it's not worth the effort and I'd probably fail anyway.
I haw always been a home body and I am not a risk taker. I try a lot of things but one thing I will never try is skydiving. If it’s between not trying or failing I will take not trying!
I would say never trying would lead to a most boring kind of life. However, there are some things you can predict will be bound to fail and should best be left alone. If a first attempt nearly kills me, I don't rush to try again.
to me, it actually depends. Failing. I know the universal answer is supposed to be 'never trying', but I'm a wuss to begin with. So I don't risk much. If I fail, that sucks.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Silver Willow. It depends a great deal on the circumstances. Some things should just not be tried, even if you might succeed. With enough training one might succeed in running a marathon, but in my estimation, it's not worth the effort and I'd probably fail anyway.
ReplyDeleteNever trying is worse because....you might just succeed and if you don't try you'll never know.
ReplyDeleteIt really depends, there are a lot of things that should never be tried.
ReplyDeleteI never think about failing when I try. If I do fail, then what ever it was wasn't meant to be in my life. No biggie.
ReplyDeleteAs others have said, it depends.
ReplyDeleteSome things shouldn't be attempted.
I haw always been a home body and I am not a risk taker. I try a lot of things but one thing I will never try is skydiving. If it’s between not trying or failing I will take not trying!
ReplyDeleteNever trying is my first choice, although repetetive failing could become worse to the point where someone gives up trying.
ReplyDeleteNever trying, of course. But it takes many years to learn this.
ReplyDeleteI would say never trying would lead to a most boring kind of life. However, there are some things you can predict will be bound to fail and should best be left alone. If a first attempt nearly kills me, I don't rush to try again.
DeleteIt depends on the individual situation, I believe...
ReplyDeleteI always tell my grandchildren that they'll never really succeed if they don't try. Failures are just lessons - you move on from them.
ReplyDeleteI fail all the time and I LOVE IT.
ReplyDeleteNot trying? What is that? Always try. ALWAYS!