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Post by elijahlee on Sept 9, 2012 7:55:48 GMT -5
I think that one of the ultimate lessons to learn from this story is that failure helps you lead up to success. If Gilgamesh did end up getting immortality in the way he expected, he wouldn't have learned anything at all really from his journey.
One thing i keep failing at is managing my time. I can't just accept it though, or else my future won't be so good. so at the moment, im working on improving... its hard for me though... haha
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Post by sojounggg on Sept 9, 2012 8:05:24 GMT -5
But still, have you ever tried, invested, and gave your best and failed miserably?
- yes i have.
How did that make you feel?
- i felt embarrasing and did not want to run forward to my goal any more.
Did you end up accepting what you already had and being satisfied in the end like Gilgamesh?
- Yes i set another goal and try my best for it. and i forgot about my last failure
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Post by hannahs on Sept 9, 2012 8:25:50 GMT -5
I don't really remember a particular time when I tried so hard at something and still failed at it. I feel like for me, I don't like to do things unless I know that I will be good at it. Also, if I'm bad at something that I want to be good at, I try until I am satisfied with myself. I can't stand it if I suck at something I care about so I try my hardest.
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Post by delmanykkfs on Sept 9, 2012 9:32:14 GMT -5
So, that's how it kinda works Delmany.. hope u see this! haha Lol Sang I saw that |
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Post by yerin0727 on Sept 9, 2012 9:45:33 GMT -5
Although this is a completely different experience from what Gilgamesh had gone through, I had a time when it was the final week of the week and students were busy trying to study for the finals in the last minute. I was also one of them and I tried my best and studied for the hardest subject for me, which was science. I had studied for it for quite long, so I was quite satisfied with myself and I confidently went to take the test on the test day. However, since I had slept so little, I was too tired. Therefore, I fell asleep during the whole test period and therefore, I ended up with an F on my final exam.
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Post by delmanykkfs on Sept 9, 2012 9:48:53 GMT -5
Basically same problem than Sang, I still confuse about what will do after I graduate I really like sports but my parents said that sports is not future for me then I decide to do art because I really love art but unfortunately they the same Thing so I decide do something that I don't like but I can get go money for Engineer.
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Post by kiranshoaib on Sept 9, 2012 9:58:49 GMT -5
Well, according to the Gilgamesh story, he learned his lesson throughout that journey so technically he was getting something out of all that struggle he had to go through. Even though he never got what he was looking for as an outcome of his journey but for him, he had changed himself and learned the moral of his struggle. Thus, i dont believe that he failed in the end.
As for me, yes a miserable end makes me feel like i'm are the big "looser" in the whole world. I dont even know how to react to it because the more I think about it the more it disappoints me and depression is the outcome I end up with.
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Post by minchoi0923 on Sept 10, 2012 6:47:02 GMT -5
I don't think the journey of Gilgames was a total failure because he learned what is even more important. Anyways, I have experienced failures a lot of times as well. Last year, when I first became the president, I didn't know how to organize school events, how to tell people to do something without offending them, and other qualities that president needs. I'm pretty sure that some people were not satisfied with my policies in the beginning of school year because I did so bad.. But I eventually got used to the whole student council work, and as I learned more, I did better. I knew how to organize things well, listen to each member, and so on. It was the failure that I faced in the beginning of school year that made me a better school president hehe.
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Post by sujeonggg on Sept 10, 2012 21:15:21 GMT -5
As growing older, I realized that I'm so not a liberal arts person. I'm interested in math, science or computer but not in history or art. This definitely became a problem when I must at least read something to get start on every single subjects. For example in last year, I was forced to take Advanced Writing class even though I hate reading and writing. I thought I might become not hating writings, but I became more stressful with too much works and unsatisfactory grades reflect my efforts. It was the failure that I faced throughout the whole junior year.
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Post by joannekim on Sept 16, 2012 1:37:57 GMT -5
No one can be perfect at everything...I easily accept failures and try to work harder. However, if my instinct tells me that I will never improve on certain area, I (again) accept it and give up without any regret. One example was Chinese characters (hanja)class, which is mandatory for all students in Korean schools. It started when I was in second grade, and I was not good at memorizing, which is important for learning languages. Even though I studied much only for that class, I failed on the first exam on Chinese characters. I realized that I will never be able to memorize all those letters and gave up without any sad feelings. Ever since then, I focused on other classes and always failed Chinese characters exam-but I didn't care.
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Post by sammy576 on Sept 16, 2012 5:51:52 GMT -5
Wow Sang I'm just like you... I tried taking an advanced course in my 6th grade year of school.. I remember it being advanced pre-algebra...
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Post by hanbikang on Sept 16, 2012 8:35:27 GMT -5
I guess almost everyone had experienced it before. I still remember when i first came to this school i didn't even notice what basketball was. And after a while i started to play basketball with my friends and it made me wanna be the best. So eventhough other people who played basketball even earlier than me started to laugh when i started to shoot once. So i had to practice twice as much to become as i am now.
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Post by michellelee on Sept 23, 2012 1:51:55 GMT -5
I guess many of you guys had a similar experience with me about math. When I was in elementary school, I realized that I wasn't getting a good grade at math. But I tried really hard to make up for it. I spent most of the time solving math problems and getting help from my parents. I focused mainly on math rather than any other subjects. However, when I found out that my effort did not really reflect on my grade, I decided to accept the fact that I was not good at it but I realized that I was good at other subjects.
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