Proper Perspective

In the poem If, Rudyard Kipling lays out the rules to becoming a man, one of which is the following:

"If you can meet with triumph and disaster
And treat those two imposters just the same."

Every time I succeed, I feel like a fraud; every time I fail, it seems like I must have somehow been cheated.  I guess that means I've passed the test; wow, this is such a humbling experience.

In related news, Tragedy equals Comedy, except happening to you.