The only people who are failures are those who do not dedicate their lives to God; for God is the everlasting dance of life, above all subsets of consciousness which are subject to perish because in division there is competition (fighting & dying). Claiming God as a badge of identity isn't enough. Spending your life amusing others and your own ego by battling God is time wasted; you can spend your lives of reincarnation getting to know your Soul—which is your Highest True Self—or you can spend eons gorging yourself on the beauty of your temporary self. Your voice is in the former