Can we take heart from a loss of heart!

I have recently learnt that in the words of Sir Winston Churchill, "Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts."  Being considered a success is not an entitlement and it is easy to let your desire for success and the fascinations of it, become an idol to follow, or strive for.  But it certainly is not success that defines a person and fortunately we have circumstances and people that care enough to point this out, when we become haughty and proud to the point of hurting others and yourself.  Therefore, when we do fail, we need to be equipped to handle the repercussions and face the demons that lurk in failure, like depression, doubt, fear and unworthiness.  We can afford to fail at times in our lives and we can afford to be human in our nature, but we should be aware of the effects of stubbornness and pride and accept that once we have acknowledged the failure, we need not be at the end of the line and unable to regain the trust and love of the persons that you most need in your life.  Strong ambition and loads of money can certainly take you to places, but actually the ability to hold fast to your principles and remain true to yourself, is far more endearing and worthwhile than gaining credibility in mans standards.  We need to take failures slowly and carefully with a clear head and we need to have courage, when all about seems unlikely to yield a positive result.  Easier said than done you may say? But making the effort is what will be left, when all is said and done and the question is, whether you can make your life count daily in your work and relationships and life.