Vantage | How Chemistry Nobel Prize winner Moungi Bawendi shows failure is not final

There is a famous quote: "You always pass failure on your way to success.” And that rings true for 62-year-old Moungi Bawendi. He is a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. This week, he won the Nobel Prize in chemistry. But he didn't get here without his fair share of setbacks.Bawendi flunked his very first chemistry exam. He got an "F". The lowest grade in his entire class. He was devastated. But when he failed, he worked on it, and he bounced back.The story is inspirational. It's a lesson for everyone. After all, who doesn't fail? We've all been there. In fact, the fear of failure tops the list of phobias; in the world, over 31 percent of people suffer from it. That's one in every three people. Do you know how many people fear the paranormal? Only 15 per cent.So people would rather get gobbled up by ghosts than take a mathematics test.Watch:Study after study says that failure is necessary. Michael Jordan was dropped from his high school basketball team. Today, he is called the G.O.A.T. Amitabh Bachchan was rejected from a radio job because of his voice, and now the Indian star actor is known for it. The point is, no one simply emerges at the top. After all, to fail is human, but to rebuild oneself afterward is an act of courage.Views expressed in the above piece are personal and solely that of the author. They do not necessarily reflect Firstpost’s views.Read all the Latest News, Trending News, Cricket News, Bollywood News,India News and Entertainment News here. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.