A heroic attempt

I've been mulling over the idea of heroic failures recently. Wikipedia, that tome of communal knowledge, offers the following definition:

"[A] heroic failure describes a person or group failing to accomplish their goal, but somehow gaining the moral upper hand or becoming ennobled in the attempt."

There's something deeply comforting in this idea; something very human. The thought that even if you fail to achieve your goal, you have still succeeded or achieved in some way.

And with that comforting thought, I conclude my first post. :-)