Whenever you do deep introspection, of how you have lived your life, how you have maintained your relationships, someone who has loved you, cared about you, have you ever care about that?? Sometimes to massage our egos and to show high attitude we say something that may hurt someone and we never admit our mistakes, not even to ourselves. We took care shown by someone as interference even of those who has loved us unconditionally most of our lives.
To Err is Human and To accept ‘em makes us wise
Perhaps it could be said that a mistake a day makes us human. And, there have been some days when I would be happy with just one mistake. No matter the frequency, we all make mistakes in both our personal and professional lives.
In many instances, our first response when confronting a mistake is to deny it or make up an excuse. We don't want to seem stupid or ill informed. Accepting this, we must have the self-confidence and integrity to admit our mistakes. Only with such admission will we maintain the trust of those we lead. When I have made a mistake that has upset an individual, often I find that a simple apology goes a long way.
We are human, and we ALL make mistakes. The mistakes that we make are not usually intentional, whether it be saying something hurtful, breaking an item, or not completing a task. However, not everyone knows how to admit to making a mistake or how to correct it.
Most people will try to weasel out of their mistakes. There’s a whole language of “weasel-words” people deploy to defer attention away from them, to downplay the seriousness of the situation, or even to deny anything went wrong at all.
The problem with dodging the bullet is that the bullet is still flying, and still needs to be dealt with — if you dodge it, then it will probably hit someone else. “Whew!” Except not; if you’ve pinned your reputation on your ability to do the job, whatever the job, right, then the failure is still going to stick to you. Plus, you’ll have lost the trust of the people around you, especially the ones who ended up paying for your mistakes, whether by taking the blame or cleaning up the mess. Or, in the worst case, you’ll have distracted enough attention that the mess doesn’t get cleaned up at all.
On the other hand, admitting your fault puts you one step closer to dealing with it, and can often be the first step towards a successful turn-around. At the least, though, it shows that you’re someone with integrity and courage, even in the face of disastrous consequences.
“I made a mistake.”
OK, you screwed up. Something’s gone horribly, horribly wrong, and it’s your entire fault. And now, it’s time to pay the piper.
I hope you all would remember that famous Hindi song – “Zindagi ke safar mein guzar jaate hai jo maqaam wo phir nahi aate…” But there is no point letting go someone, when you have a choice of keeping him/her back.
Next time when you look at yourself in mirror just ask yourself one question “Was your actions really worth that have cost the relationship you gave up recently??” I hope you would get your answers as I am looking for mine!!!
For what it's worth: it's never too late or, in my case, too early to be whoever you want to be. There's no time limit, stop whenever you want. You can change or stay the same; there are no rules to this thing. We can make the best or the worst of it. I hope you make the best of it. And I hope you see things that startle you. I hope you feel things you never felt before. I hope you meet people with a different point of view. I hope you live a life you're proud of. If you find that you're not, I hope you have the strength to start all over again.
Thanks for reading!!!
Peace
Veekay
