Failure is an opportunity. If you blame someone else, there is no end to the blame. Therefore the Master fulfills her own obligations and corrects her own mistakes. She does what she needs to do and demands nothing of others.
Interpretation
Failure should be seen as a chance to grow, and taking personal responsibility is essential for progress.
This quote emphasizes the idea that failure is not an endpoint but rather an opportunity for learning and personal growth. By taking responsibility for one's own mistakes and not shifting the blame onto others, a person can cultivate a mindset focused on self-improvement, thereby fulfilling their obligations and moving forward in life.
In practice
In a motivational speech about resilience, one could use this quote to highlight the importance of personal accountability.
If you understand others you are smart._x000D_ If you understand yourself you are illuminated._x000D_ If you overcome others you are powerful._x000D_ If you overcome yourself you have strength._x000D_ If you know how to be satisfied you are rich._x000D_ If you can act with vigor, you have a will._x000D_ If you don't lose your objectives you can be long-lasting._x000D_ If you die without loss, you are eternal.
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To be idle requires a strong sense of personal identity.
I have the most ill-regulated memory. It does those things which it ought not to do and leaves undone the things it ought to have done. But it has not yet gone on strike altogether.
To know it is not as good as to love it, and to love it is not as good as to take delight in it.
In the same way as the tree bears the same fruit year after year, but each time new fruit, all lastingly valuable ideas in thinking must always be reborn.
You told me once that we shall be judged by our intentions, not by our accomplishments. I thought it a grand remark. But we must intend to accomplish - not sit intending on a chair.
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