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Of Downfalls and Come-backs

The story of failures are often more interesting than successes. You start with a goal in mind. You break it down into multiple smaller goals. You schedule your time, and work diligently towards completing each one of them.  You put all of your heart , mind, soul , time , energy and sacrifice to make this one thing work. Then you put it out in the world. But the world owes you nothing, and that one thing fails. You have dedicated yourself to the results, but still the results elude you. This is failure. Failure sneaks up on you while you are unaware, and now you have to face the consequences. You get "feedback" from others. You ask yourself, how could I let this happen ?  You start seeing yourself get stuck in a loop of reflection and guilt, and it all seems to crumble down. Meanwhile, the world is oblivious to all of this. The birds are singing, flowers are blooming, and the sun completes its cycles. The disconnect between an internal whirlwind, and external calm, is mind-bo