Simply because failure meant a stripping away of the inessential.
* strip away: to remove the outer layer or covering of something
ex> After you strip away his tough exterior, Jack is a really sensitive guy.
I was set free, because my greatest fear had been realised, and I was still alive, and I still had a daughter whom I adored, and I had an old typewriter and a big idea.
* be set free: to no longer be trapped or enslaved
ex> After years in a troubled marriage, Gloria was finally set free when her husband agreed to a divorce.
And so rock bottom became the solid foundation on which I rebuilt my life.
* (hit) rock bottom: to reach a low point in one's life; suffer a major depression
ex> Once you've hit rock bottom in your life, there's nowhere to go but up.
It is impossible to live without failing at something, unless you live so cautiously that you might as well not have lived at all - in which case, you fail by default.
* by default: the result of no action being taken to stop sth from happening
ex> By default, the computer will save your work every five minutes.
ex> If you don't cancel your subscription at the end of the year, it will be renewed by default and you will be charged again.
ex> I became Room Mom by default. Nobody stepped up to the plate.
Failure gave me an inner security that I had never attained by passing examinations.
* inner security: self-assurance that everything is okay
ex> High-achievers seems to have a sense of inner security that allows them to try new things without fear of failure.
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