…the wisdom of the ages is full of guidance and direction on the importance of introspection, self-knowledge, and self-realization as the foundation of one’s existence…

…I believe that there is no such thing as failure – reality is that within every perceived state of failure there is an experience, a discovery, a lesson – drawing from that, I have answered many more questions and solved many a mystery — in a way, I’m glad that I have ‘failed’ so many times — things are so much clearer now that I am aware of what not to do, where not to go, how not to behave, who not to trust…I sympathize with those who have not yet bothered trying simply out of the fear of failure…