failure isn't a forecast, it's just a moment in time

Rabbi Silber explains how repeated failure can distort a person’s view of the future. Human nature turns past disappointment into an expectation that nothing will ever change. The avodah is to recognize failure as a moment, not a forecast, and to keep believing that a pathway to success can still open.

• Sustained failure can create an expectation of future failure.
• A person may mistakenly assume that what is hard now will always be impossible.
• Failure describes a moment, not the whole future.
• Recognizing this pattern helps a person keep searching for a pathway to success.