Saturday, December 22, 2012

Capping Success and Failure or Failure and Success

What ever order you put it in does not really matter to me, but it might make a difference to you... Do what you wish here, though I might care about other choices you make, this is not one of them... Yet.

(Thank you... for giving me this therapeutic treatment, it is most wonderful)

Some of you know what I think about this, but I thought I put it onto paper, in a way of speaking.  (now the real question I've been asking myself, is why there has not been more gibberish in these most recent posts?)

Any of the Hows (a nice spin on a classic) anyway, onto the subject of Hand.  When the chance of failure is limited so is the point of success.  Now the ration that is is true will differ from product to product and idea to idea but the point is that a ratio exists in almost every case that I can think of (mind you at this time of night, I cannot think of many scenarios).  This is to say, in most every circumstance there is a limit of failure, or with most products there are jobs that the user just does not have to do.  Example a Keurig limits failure for the user, the only failure is in buying the wrong packet based on preference.  This is nice, simple and easy, it does most everything for you, taking you and what every coffee making handicaps out of the question. (You'll just have to trust me, no offense was made by that statement, it just seemed like the easiest way to say what I meant... if you have problems trusting me, take it up with me, or somebody who will inform me, and maybe I'll print an apology next time... Whatever).  The point is this, sure you cannot mess up, but neither can you have a great success.  However, if you use the included slightly less user friendly do it yourself pod, you increase the level of success while opening yourself up for greater failure.

This is not an unique idea, for it is only with great risk that one can have great reward.  However with the world becoming more and more simplistic for the every day man, I want to remind people of art and specialization.  When there are so many simple ways to do things that almost seem as incredible as what use to be considered art or a job taking great skill.  I want to encourage people to encourage people to pursue their gifts to become something great in their own way.  Put the time and the effort into doing what you are good at and do not take the short cuts and the easy ways out, because, effort can pay off... even if it does not on the market, it does when at the end of the day you know you did the best that you could, and you did so with the risk of failing.  Succeeding despite the risk, can be an incredible thing, and though the world seems to be forgetting that, I ultimately don't want to. 

PS. That felt really good, though it is quite idealistic I find it
 is easier to entertain idealistic fantasies late at night, 
sorry for all those realists reading this... But not really, 
I think I could use a bit more idealism, at least at times.
 

1 comment:

Brandt said...

Too true. Failure only happens if success is a possibility. The reward is in the risk. I'll take a "ration" of that advice!