Success isn’t a shiny wall built from perfect bricks. It’s a patchwork of wins and losses, stacked side by side, holding each other up. Some bricks are smooth and polished — the moments when everything clicked, when plans worked, when life rewarded the effort. Others are chipped, cracked, uneven — the failures, the missteps, the days you wondered why you even started.
But take a step back, and you’ll see the beauty of the wall. It stands strong not despite the broken bricks, but because of them. The imperfections give it character. The cracks tell stories. Every setback added strength, every fall added depth, and every time you rebuilt, the wall rose higher.
We tend to celebrate only the shiny bricks — the achievements, the milestones, the applause. Yet without the failures acting as the mortar, holding it all together, the whole thing would crumble. The moments that hurt, embarrassed, or challenged you weren’t wasted; they’re the very foundation of what’s standing today.
The truth is, success and failure aren’t opposites — they’re building materials from the same quarry. One gives you confidence, the other gives you resilience. One shows you what’s possible, the other shows you what still needs work. Together, they create something real, something that lasts.
So don’t wish away the failures. Let them find their place in your wall. Because when you look back, you’ll see that your success wasn’t just built — it was crafted, brick by brick, by every rise and every fall that made you who you are.
Kenrick Vaz 