Story #4

Success is always in a good mood.
It wasn't easy getting to the top but somehow she made it.
She knows that she had to go through many trails and tribulations to get to where she is; this is why she is always thankful.

Failure is a grouch.
He is always sulking in self pity.
He is not happy with where his life has taken him.
He knows that he should have tried harder but right now he is stuck in a rut.

Failure does not like Success.
He thinks that she is stuck up.
He hates to see how happy she is because he is very unhappy.
He hates that she tries to give him advice about his own life.

Success doesn't mind Failure.
On several occasions she has tried to help him get his life back together; but it he never takes her advice.
Because of this, Success has stopped trying to help Failure. She knows that if he asked for her help she would help him in a heartbeat.

Failure wants to ask for help but his friends, Pity and Lazy, always stop him.
Failure knows that he needs to swallow his pride and ask for help but his friends always advice him from doing it.

Success use to worry about Failure but she doesn't anymore.
Her friends, Ambition and Perseverance, remind her that if he really needed her help he would have asked for it a long time ago.
Success agrees with this, but still, she cant help but feel a little bad.

Success hopes that one day Failure will ask her for help because she would be more than willing.

Failure hopes that one day he will be able to swallow his pride and ask Success for help.