LinkedIn, aka the Facebook for professionals (but that dividing line seems to grey more and more) has games. And one of those games is mini sudoku. But instead of the traditional 3x3 section , it’s a 2x3 grid section with 6 possible numbers. For those who haven’t played sudoku, it’s a pretty basic premise. You fill all of the cells with specific numbers that can’t repeat in their section, row, and column. To add to it all, there’s a timer. Now, most of the time you can use logic to figure out the next numbers. All good and well, but sometimes, you’re left with having to give it your best guess. If you get it wrong - well, getting it wrong Is part of the process.
Teaching 4 says:
“Jedi practise non-attachment, maintaining an awareness that the cycles of creativity and renewal in the Force give rise to phenomena as others pass away.”
Our failures can lead to success, as long as we are operating within our own limits. Even though most times we may see it as a bitter pill, failure can be leveraged into a learning opportunity. What would’ve made this work? Can I be more efficient?
Do not become attached to a version of yourself that never fails. Not only is it unrealistic, but it can prevent us from participating in the struggles that will make us better.
The inverse is also true. Let us not be so addicted to success that we seek it superfluously. Achieving victories that do not contribute to our growth. It would be equivalent of reaching the top of a ladder only to find that you’ve placed the ladder on the wrong wall.
I would encourage you, Jedi, to examine your efforts. Where are you? Are you where you must suffer failure to achieve a lesson learned? Have the recent victories been meaningless? Are you being challenged? It is my hope that you recognize where in the cycle you are and that you take comfort that success and failure do not last forever.
