The opposite of success is not failure, but the lack of learning. Everything that we experience in our lives holds a lesson to be learned. Tragedy is not learning from life. Often the most painful experiences are the ones that will propel us to change, to change the way we see the world, the way we experience it, and live it. Painful experiences help us to understand how some things are in our agency whilst others are not. Where you have agency, make it count. Learn from life, learn from people. Every encounter is an opportunity to learn something from someone that has a different perspective, different skills, and different experiences.