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. I know_comma_ 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.
current: 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.
next: Yea for sure, I definitely learned that sometimes life just works in a funny way. When's the last time you have been really disappointed? 