Here is the image of a message I picked up from the fortune cookie during my Lunch…
This Fortune Cookie message is a Japanese Proverb Nanakorobi yaoki which literally means, “Fall seven times and stand up eight”…. But I have no clue what the 7 times signifies, I have heard about the seven deadly sins, so does each failure signify a sin…. may be not, because it is a Japanese Proverb…
But a few things are clear to me….
- Never break your legs when you fall, because it is always tough to stand up with broken legs. So stay well padded. ..
- Don’t fly so high that a fall has the impact to maim you;
- Keep your feet well grounded on mother earth; her lap is not as soft and cushioned as your own mother’s. …
- It is not a sin to fail, it is a privilege. .. only the real players get it
- A failure signifies that you have not been a mere spectator in the game of life.
- 7 times signifies nothing, you have the right to fail more than that…..
- If an eighth time miracle does not happen to you, don’t lose hope, because a life spent moving from failure to failure without achieving much success yet not losing hope is a life fully lived. ….. And more commendable. …
- What is important is not what you have achieved, but what is going to be your attitude towards achievement and non-achievement in the future. …. And that is an important thing in defining who you are. …
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Vinod Narayan 
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