You Get What You Get
As the Rolling Stones famously sang, “You can’t always get what you want,” and it’s a bummer when that happens. We always want things to go according to plan, but that almost never does. It’s just a part of life. This person received some advice that puts a positive twist on not getting what we want.
Even if you don’t get your desired outcome, there is still something of value you can gain: experience. Being able to learn from our mistakes is a wonderful part of being human and grow in life. It’s important to appreciate the experience we gain when things don’t go our way and use that experience going forward.