Failure is a part and parcel of life.
What's a life without failures? But then not everyone rises up from
failures. Likewise, nor does everyone get a chance to start all over again,
especially after everything that one has built has been washed away and destroyed. It could be
for reasons within or even beyond control. Mistakes one made or did not make.
But the most important lesson when
starting again is to be able to realize the mistakes that one made and accept
them. That's the first thing one needs to do. Then evaluate and learn from them. There is no point in starting all over
again to make the same mistakes again. That's far worst than not getting an
opportunity to start again.
In the movie, Salmon Fishing in Yemen, a
visionary sheikh believes his passion for the peaceful pastime of salmon fishing
can enrich the lives of his people, and he dreams of bringing the sport to the
not so fish-friendly desert. Willing to spare no expense, he instructs his
representative to turn the dream into reality, an extraordinary feat with the
help and involvement of Dr. Alfred Jones, Britain's leading fisheries expert.
However when the project is being
inaugurated terrorists break into the dam upstream and open the flood gates.
Although most people survive the resulting flash flood, the valley is left in
ruins with the project almost washed away. The sheikh blames himself for the
tragedy, and vows to rebuild—this time with the support of the local community.
Picking up the bits and pieces post the
flood the sheikh sees a salmon jumping from the water, indicating that some
fish survived which he
brings it to the notice of Dr. Alfred Jones who has been equally involved in
the project.
Believing it to be a second chance to make a difference and
correct the mistakes, Dr. Jones outlines the steps he is going to take ensures
the project is a success.
For that he is willing to start again.
Take a different approach. He also intends to involve the local community and making it
their own project. For he has realized, it’s the best way to protecting it and ensuring success.
It’s worthwhile to reflect if we do get an opportunity to start again what is the different approach we will take? Are we ready to accept our
mistakes and learn from them? Start small? Involve others? How do we make it their own project? Does our passion lead us to see why we
failed and how we can better it? Does it blind us to obvious?
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