Cape May Court House about little leaguer: Fantastic story and congratulations to your relative! It is through failure that we learn to appreciate success. Those who say they have never failed are either liars, or incredibly lucky people whose failure at some point will crush them. I believe the “participation trophy” generation, now of age is a main reason why we are where we are now as a nation, although of course not the only reason. Winning can never be truly appreciated unless one has experienced loss, just like life is not appreciated until one experiences the loss of someone close.