Failing does not mean Unsatisfactory
Failing is a word that many people would like to believe is not in their vocabulary. Failing in life is sometimes necessary in order to get things done the right way. As William Zinger says in his essay “College Pressures”, “What I wish for all students is some release from the clammy grip of the future. I wish them a chance to savor each segment of their education as an experience in itself and not as a grim preparation for the next step. I wish them the right to experiment, to trip and fall, to learn that defeat is as instructive as victory and is not the end of the world.” I can relate personally to what William Zinger is saying because sometimes I wish I could just fail at things in order to think about the things that I would really …show more content…
Ever since I was growing up, all the important figures in my life would always tell me how important it was for you to never fail at the things that you do. I was taught that you should always try your hardest and even if you don’t succeed to try and try again, but never fail. Another reason Americans are so scared to fail is because failing something has become very expensive. This is especially true when it comes to college because if you fail a class that you paid 5,500 dollars to attend, you are not only failing that class but you are also failing yourself by not learning new things. William Zinger is also saying that people should not be afraid to experiment, because although they sometimes may fail, at least they tried out something new, whether the new thing be a different class or a new sport. I will not deny that sometimes failing at things is not always good, especially when you fail at certain things like a medical test or something with your health. I do believe though,