My local Sunday paper, The Herald-Palladium, had an article about snow boarding. The article was written by a skier, seemingly a seasoned (read older) skier. While learning to snow board, he fell, utterly exhausted, not that far from the top of the run. A five-year-old stopped to see if he was okay and uttered these wonderful words of wisdom:
Isn't that the ultimate truth about life? Falling isn't failing. Failing is failing to get up after you've fallen.
Interestingly, the article also included recommendations on clothing, including wrist guards and hip pads. If you're going to play hard, you need to play smart and protect yourself. Ah, again, just like life itself.
You need to get up. You won't learn anything just laying there.
Isn't that the ultimate truth about life? Falling isn't failing. Failing is failing to get up after you've fallen.
Interestingly, the article also included recommendations on clothing, including wrist guards and hip pads. If you're going to play hard, you need to play smart and protect yourself. Ah, again, just like life itself.
BTW, the snow boarder is my dear niece Laura. Me? I'm headed out to run the snow thrower.
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