初中英语作文：failure is a good thing 3页

初中英语作文：FailureIsaGoodThing　　Lastweek,mygranddaughterstartedkindergarten,and,asisconventional,Iwishedhersuccess.Iwaslying.WhatIactuallywishforherisfailure.Ibelieveinthepoweroffailure.　　Successisboring.Successisprovingthatyoucandosomethingthatyoualreadyknowyoucando,ordoingsomethingcorrectlythefirsttime,whichcanoftenbeaproblematicalvictory.First-timesuccessisusuallyafluke.First-timefailure,bycontrast,isexpected;itisthenaturalorderofthings.　　Failureishowwelearn.IhavebeentoldofanAfricanphrasedescribingagoodcookas“shewhohasbrokenmanypots.”Ifyou’vespentenoughtimeinthekitchentohavebrokenalotofpots,probablyyouknowafairamountaboutcooking.Ioncehadalatedinnerwithagroupofchefs,andtheyspenttimecomparingknifewoundsandburnscars.Theyknewhowmuchcredibilitytheirfailuresgavethem.　　Iearnmylivingbywritingadailynewspapercolumn.EachweekIamawarethatonecolumnisgoingtobetheworstcolumnoftheweek.Idon’tsetouttowriteit;Itrymybesteveryday.Still,everyweek,onecolumnisinferiortotheothers,\nsometimesspectacularlyso.　　Ihavelearnedtocherishthatcolumn.AsuccessfulcolumnusuallymeansthatIamtreadingonfamiliarground,goingwiththetricksthatwork,preachingtothechoirordressinguppopularsentimentsinfancywords.Ofteninmyinferiorcolumns,IamtryingtopulloffsomethingI’veneverdonebefore,somethingI’mnotevensurecanbedone.　　Myyoungerdaughterisatrapezeartist.Shespentthreeyearsputtingtogetheranact.ShediditsuccessfullyforyearswiththeCirqueduSoleil.Therewasnoreasonforhertochangetheact—butshedidanyway.Shesaidshewasnolongerlearninganythingnewandshewasbored;andifshewasbored,therewasnopointinsubjectingherbodytoallthatstress.Soshechangedtheact.Sheriskedfailureandprofoundpublicembarrassmentinordertofeedhersoul.Andifshecandothat15feetintheair,weallshouldbeabletodoit.　　Mygranddaughterisaperfectionist,probablytoomuchofone.Shewillfeelherfailures,andIwillwanttocomforther.ButIwillalso,Ihope,remindherofwhatshelearned,andhowshecandowhateveritisbetternexttime.Iprobablywon’ttellherthatfailureisagoodthing,becausethat’snotalessonyoucanlearnwhenyou’refive.IhopeIcantellher,though,thatit’s\nnottheendoftheworld.Indeed,withluck,itisthebeginning.