Failure Is Not Falling Down, But Refusing to Get Back Up
Arjun stood on the cricket pitch, sweat rolling down his face, the crowd silent. He had one ball left — one chance to win the match for his college. His teammates watched with nervous hope. The bowler charged in, Arjun swung hard… and missed. The stumps shattered. The other team erupted in cheers, while Arjun just stared at the ground, disbelief filling his chest.
That night, he sat alone under the stadium lights long after everyone had left. “Maybe I’m just not good enough,” he whispered.
Then, his coach walked over quietly and said, “Arjun, failure isn’t falling down — it’s refusing to get back up.” Those words hit him harder than the ball ever could.
The next morning, while others rested, Arjun was back on the field. He practiced every day — early mornings, late evenings, through pain and doubt. Every miss, every mistake, became a lesson.
Months later, at the state finals, the same situation returned — one ball, one shot. This time, Arjun didn’t think about failure. He just breathed, remembered his coach’s words, and swung.
The ball soared high over the boundary. The crowd roared.
Arjun smiled — not because he had won, but because he had stood up every time he fell.
