8:30pm on May 10, 2025 ET
Failure is often seen as a negative experience in many cultures. However, is that truly the case?
The poet Cheng Gu once wrote in his poem:
“In order to avoid the end, you avoided all beginings.”
Are we missing out on opportunities for growth simply because we fear failure?
Requirements
Share an experience of failure – what did you learn from it? Explain.
Also, discuss the meaning and power behind failure through questions.
Questions List
Understanding Failure
- How do you define failure? Is it an endpoint or a step in learning?
- What is the difference between fault and failure?
- Do you think people fear failure too much? How does this fear affect decision-making?
- What’s the worst thing that can happen if you fail?
The Impact of Failure
- How does failure shape a person’s character?
- Are small and big failures linked? Do they influence each other?
- Does a small failure increase or decrease the probability of a bigger failure in the future?
Failure and Growth
- Can failure ever be a good thing? Why or why not?
- What is the value of failing?
- What role does failure play in success? Can someone be successful without ever failing?
- How can failure lead to creativity or innovation?
Personal & Literary Perspectives
- What is a personal failure you’ve experienced, and what did you learn from it?
- Discuss famous people who failed before achieving great success. What lessons can we learn?
- Have you read a book that deals with failure and resilience? What failures does the main character experience? How do they react? Did the book change your perspective on failure?
Teaching & Society
15. How do you think schools and society should teach young people about failure?
Highlights/Important Information
Eight participants share their failure experience.
Additional Topic
Special Topic
— The Future of AI
Guest Speaker – Petrus Tung
- Registered Psychotherapist with the College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario.
- Provided 20 years of training and counselling services in colleges, churches, seminaries, and communities in the UK, Malaysia, and Taiwan.
- Expertise: Individual, Youth, Family.
We look forward to being inspired by the courage shared by our participants!
Remarks
The club memebers not only responded thoughtfully to the quetsions they chose, but also connected them to their own life and learning experiences. This reflected an impressive depth of thinking.
Today, we were honored to have Dr. Petrus Trung Tang, a registered clinical psychotherapist with over 20 years of professional experience, join us to explore the deeper meaning of failure.
To avoid putting any psychological pressure on the club members, Dr. Tang suggetsed not informing club members of his participation. His care and thoughtful consideration deeply touched all of us.
