history: I feel sad when I see people squandering their potential or underestimating themselves. One of the saddest things to me is when people underestimate what they can do and/or are capable of.
current: I know, that actually happens to me sometimes! Last year I didn't get accepted into this fellowship and for a couple of weeks I was underestimating myself a lot.
next: That's perfectly natural. You sound like the kind of person, though, that quickly regained their bearings. Disappointments like that usually come with some *good* lessons.