The parrot

This Shabbos I attended a shiur where the rabbi related an interesting anecdote to drive home his point about how even though we might have had past failures, we can ultimately succeed and turn our past failures into successes.
He related an anecdote about a man who boasted that his parrot could say the Shema Yisrael. He would bring it to shul and the parrot would perform for the congregants. No one believed him and the man collected 500$ from those who bet against this seemingly impossible feat. The parrot was brought to shul but would not speak. Disappointed, the man returned the money and left the synagogue in shame.
When he got home, he got angry with the parrot.
"Because of you, I lost money and I suffered terrible embarrassment," he said.
The parrot responded, "You'll see that it will work out for the best and I will have made you even more money when you approach the congregation again in a month's time. This time bet 1000$ and I will perform for you. Now aren't you happy that you will have doubled your money?"
The rabbi concluded, "So too, can we turn our failures into successes. Hashem doesn't want us to fail. But if we do, we are given more channces to use our failures as an opportunity for growth."