罗伯勒·舒勒博士(Robert Schuller, 1926年—),国际著名的公众演说家、励志图书作家和基督教领袖。创建了美国加州著名的水晶大教堂。舒勒博士倡导的理念是“可能性思维”,他以饱满的热情和充沛的活力激励了几代人。他是许多人的亲密朋友、心灵导师和知心朋友。
Failure doesn’t mean you are a failure,
It does mean you haven’t succeeded yet.
Failure doesn’t mean you have accomplished① nothing,
It does mean you have learned something.
Failure doesn’t mean you have been a fool,
It does mean you had a lot of faith.
Failure doesn’t mean you’ve been disgraced②,
It does mean you were willing to try.
Failure doesn’t mean you don’t have it,
It does mean you have to do something in a different way.
Failure doesn’t mean you are inferior③,
It does mean you are not perfect.
Failure doesn’t mean you’ve wasted your life,
It does mean you have a reason to start afresh.
Failure doesn’t mean you should give up,
It does mean you must try harder.
Failure doesn’t mean you’ll never make it,
It does mean it will take a little longer.
Failure doesn’t mean God has abandoned④ you,
It does mean God has a better idea.
① accomplishvt. 完成,实现,达到;走完,度过
② disgracevt. 使丢脸,使蒙受耻辱 n. 丢脸,不光彩
③ inferiorn. (地位等)低于他人者;部下 adj. (地位等)低等的;下级的
④ abandonvt. 丢弃;抛弃,遗弃;放弃,中止
失败的意义
失败并不代表你是个失败者,
它只表明你尚未成功。
失败并不代表你一无所获,
它只表明你吸取了一次教训。
失败并不代表你很愚蠢,
它只表明你信心百倍。
失败并不代表你无脸见人,
它只表明你百折不回。
失败并不代表你工夫白费,
它只表明你的做事方法尚待改进。
失败并不代表你低人一等。
它只表明你并非完人。
失败并不代表你浪费生命,
它只表明你有理由重新开始。
失败并不代表你应该放弃,
它只表明你要加倍努力。
失败并不代表成功永不属于你,
它只表明你要付出更多的时间。
失败并不代表上帝已经抛弃你,
它只表明上帝还有更好的主意。
失败算什么,失败是为了让你明白失败的意义。生活的准则就是要明白失败的意义。生活的本质就是一种考验,只有坦然面对失败,接受失败,而且能把失败看作一种向成功进发的动力的人才是真正的强者,只有这样的人才会打造出一片真正属于自己的天空!