Failure is a choice, and typically, we assume we have made the wrong choice if we fail. Have you ever considered that failure is the right choice? Maybe, failure is truly the lead-way to success for some people. “The Right to Fail,” an essay by William Zinsser argues the point that sometimes “failing” can take you further up the ladder than further down. Why should we take such ideas into consideration? School-- education in general, serve as a guideline to the rest of our lives. Education is the bar on the side of the wall you use to steady yourself until you know how to stride up the steps on your own. That being said, does everyone “let go of the bar” at the same time? If we stress the idea that “everyone is different” how come it is decided for us that we all let go of this metaphorical bar at the same time? Does leaving school early give you the negative term used by Zinsser “dropout” without the negative connotation? Has the word ever even been used in a positive or neutral way? …show more content…
But can we shorten these steps? All in society right now, we see examples of people who have failed at some point in education or work, but that does not suffice the summary of their absolute amazingness. For example, Bill Gates, one of the most successful and rich people in the world, dropped out of school. Zinsser even mentions of a man, Fred Zinnemann, who has had flops and wins in his business. Zinnemann explained, “I don’t feel any obligation to be successful, Success can be dangerous-- you feel you know it all. I’ve learned a great deal from my failures.” People learn more from their failures than their wins, for typically, if you're winning with a certain pattern of “life”, one will never change up their game. Losing a “game” or two throughout life will make one take a step back, analyze the flaws, and learn and grow for all future