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Failure affects us all in one way or another. When we don't do well at something in school we can feel like we failed. When we didn't please our family or friends, we feel like we failed them. When we didn't do as good as somebody else, we can feel like we failed ourselves. We hold ourselves with such high expectations that we tend to forget that failure is a completely normal part of life. The important part in failure is learning how and why we failed, and what we can do to change it for the better. Failure is just a lesson in life. It's going to keep happening, and it's going to keep teaching you all kinds of new things. Don't see failure as this huge negativity, see it as something positive. Failure is an educator.

Failure educates us on how to motivate ourselves towards change. No matter what it is that you feel you failed at, see it as something good. Don't see it as a way of making you feel useless or that you don't help anyone. You help others in ways you may likely not even realise. Help takes many forms. It's not some singular thing where we can say words to people and suddenly they're ok. Human nature is far more complex than that. Each person has their own behaviour and methods of how they best receive help. Once you learn the way that person best receives help, it's a lot easier to help them. For example, say you had a friend who was feeling down that day and offloaded some pretty big information to you. You're likely going to wish you were able to say something profound to help them... but maybe that's not the help they need. Perhaps that person would very much appreciate you being the person who sits there and listens to them just get things off their chest without saying anything in return. Perhaps that person just wants you to hug them or just be around them while they go through their negative feelings. The presence of another person can be exceptionally comforting, especially in a time like this where people feel lonely and isolated. If you're not sure how you can help someone, ask them. Sometimes they may be able to give you a good answer. Sometimes they may not know, but at least you know that the best thing you can do for them is to just be there to support them.