Essay On Driving Related Failure

My fellow graduates, teachers, administration, family, and friends, it is with great honor that I speak before you at this momentous event. Tonight, we are celebrating the accomplishments of the past and the infinite possibilities of the future. And so, naturally, I’d like to begin with a story about failure. Or more exactly, driving-related failure. I didn’t take driver’s ed till I was 16, because I procrastinated as usual. But despite the fact that I took driver’s ed later, I passed the class with flying colors. Seeing this, I decided I was prepared to take the driver’s permit test, a computer test that’s known for being relatively easy to pass. To my surprise and utter humiliation, I failed it. However, after actually studying, I returned
I, however, failed it miserably, to the extent that the DMV refused to allow me to test again for a few months afterward. After the period passed, I returned with my improved driving skills. Again, I failed. Buuut I had certainly improved. Finally, a week later, I took my driver’s test for the last time and miraculously passed with a high score on the test. I’m not using this story to talk about how bad of a driver I am (which by the way, don’t worry, I’m an absolutely fabulous driver now). I’m using this story to show how intertwined failure and success are, how the road to happiness is riddled with adversities. A lot of the time, we refuse to chase down our dreams, because we’re worried we’ll fail. But you should never allow yourself to be intimidated by failure. Instead, learn to turn your failures into success. The harder something is for you to complete, the more precious it ends up being to you afterward. In order to achieve success in life, we have to embrace the frightening possibility of failure. Similarly, we can’t waste our lives being afraid of living life to the fullest because we’re afraid of feeling pain. Because in life, there will come unexpected events that will shatter our