Here is a thought that came to me yesterday. I was having a conversation with a friend of mine about a mistake made during a message. Later on I realized that mistakes or imperfection actually add a funny side to life. Imagine what life would be like had everybody been just perfect. Life would have been just a mechanical work. As they say it’s because of sorrow that we can actually enjoy the feeling of joy. Mistakes actually become a funny part off course if taken that way.
Now here is a broader perspective to the thought. Definitely am not suggesting that it’s right to make mistakes. It remembers me of that old line, “Mistake is only a mistake if made twice.” So we all know that to err is human. It’s absolutely okay to make a new mistake everyday. If you think about mimics or funny actors, you will realize that they actually make us laugh by mistaken parts about life. We laugh at a joker in the circus because he dresses in an imperfect manner. However it’s not right to make same mistake again and again. Now the question is how should we approach a mistake?
Here is what I feel. First we need to remember that nobody is perfect. Science people know that in theories perfect is something that never exists. So it’s really important to see the funny side of a mistake and not be judgmental. I have seen many people who are just waiting for other people to make mistake and then make an issue out of it. Well that’s just a seek mind at work. Attitude is something that we can always choose. So what I mean is if someone commits a mistake see the funny side. Make people laugh. Remember making someone laugh is not an easy thing to do. It’s a skill that anyone can learn with right mental attitude. Also learn from other people’s mistake.
That was how we should approach when someone commits a mistake. Now I will put my thoughts on what person who commits mistakes should do. Well first of all don’t read further if you are a person who cares too much about other people’s opinion, how people will react and what they will say and what you should do to please them. My blog is for like minded people, people who run their own race. As when you run your own race you are incredibly open to learn from your mistakes. So who are of this kind they are not worried about public opinion and being socially correct. So what I believe one should do is first of all he should also see the funny side and understand that to err is human. Then to learn and rectify. Ultimately it’s then that we evolve. Again I would like to talk about alchemy on point of evolution. As Paulo Coelho puts it “To become an alchemist, he needs to understand that alchemy is not about turning lead into gold. It’s actually a process of evolution. Evolving along with the things around you. In case of metals gold is the ultimate evolved state.”
So stop worrying about the public opinion. Make a new mistake each day. Make people laugh. See the funny side of a mistake. Accept and learn from a mistake and evolve.Yes make sure that we don’t make same mistakes again! Well while writing this article I am making a mistake of delaying my time to study. But life is about priorities and still writing is something that lies very high in my priority queue!
-Devendra Oak.
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