He was partying with his friends. After clearing his class 12th boards with exceptional marks, he was on cloud nine, and wanted to celebrate big time.
He always wanted to try that brown leaf his friends used to smoke. His instinct always discouraged him, but today, was different. He had earned the right to do it, so, he did it. It was his first time, his lungs couldn't take the load of pure weed, he choked, unable to grasp what was happening to him, in pain and disdain, he fell down, unconscious.
He could barely walk when he reached home. His father, a strict gentleman in late forties knew it as soon as he saw him. His mother started crying, seeing his beloved son in misery. They waited for the night to pass.
In the morning, all kinds of questions were showered at him. He sat in the middle, silent. Two big tear drops rolled down his cheeks. A low, sad voice replied…. “I made a mistake……..”
Well, we are humans, and at some point of time, mistakes are bound to happen. No one was ever born perfect, and will never be.
The world around us, it’s constantly changing, situations are changing, and we humans, are constantly trying to adapt and change according to situation. We all are closely interlinked with each other in a emotional net. Our actions define ourselves.
Everything seems to pass by peacefully, but, a single mistake has the power to disrupt our life. But wait, who gives a mistake the power to disrupt our life? It’s us. We ourselves allow our mistakes to build on us. When we commit a mistake, it’s 30% actual aftermath of it and 70% how we perceive it. (I haven’t done any mathematical experiment, actual % may vary).
The idea is, after committing a mistake, we should try to learn from it, and move on as soon as possible, and otherwise it will just pull us down. Learned minds do that.
Easier said than done, but it’s the only way around. Regretting is okay for a brief period of time, but constantly sulking over it, is not. We all must accept, we are humans, and we all make mistakes, but the ones who learn from them, are successful, and those who don’t, are not.
“To commit the same mistake twice is okay, but to repeat it for the third time, you have to be the fool of greatest order.”
Looking at the positive side, a mistake allows us to explore ourselves, it opens up new gates, through which we can introspect and realize who we really are and how we really think. They make us strong, and we grow as we commit mistakes. But, a mistake is learning curve only for those who really want to learn.
So next time you realize you have committed a mistake, sit down, relax, and think what you did wrong and what is the best possible step you can take to minimize the effect of that mistake, and promise yourself, you’re not going to do it again, and if you do it, I it would not be by mistake, you’ll do it in your full control.
