The idea that we learn from our mistakes is almost an absolute truth, especially if we are always observant and analytical, as well as intuitive, in our lives, so they say that once we learn a mistake, we try not to repeat it. .
In this sense, it seems quite simple to observe the error if we do it ourselves, but what if the mistakes come from someone else?Life is limited and we don’t have much time to go wrong several times. Don’t look at other people’s mistakes and avoid them?It is no longer just a matter of time, but in doing so we will also avoid the negative consequences of the error.
- Since we were born we have begun to realize that making mistakes is a way to get it right in the medium and long term.
- In the first few years we fail constantly.
- But little by little we reap the fruits of these mistakes.
- With a more intense and lasting taste.
- As we age.
- The consequences become more complicated.
- Which does not mean that the procedure is completely invalidated.
These consequences also relate to the positive side that can be drawn from circumstances, i. e. mistakes with the greatest negative consequences are often the ones with the greatest transformative power, in this sense let us not forget that the process of assuming the consequences can be a great learning experience.
? Mistakes, I mean strongly, also means a matter to me. I don’t erase them from my memory or my life, and I never blame others for them?–Andrzej Sapkowski-
We learned to keep bad experiences together in the drawer labeled “do not repeat”. However, these misguided strategies sometimes escape this drawer by chance: just because they don’t work in some circumstances doesn’t mean you don’t work on others. Maybe at 18, we’re not ready to start our own business, but maybe 30 or 30 years old. Along the way, we will have gained experience and learned from the successes and mistakes of our bosses.
Someone once said that people are grouped into three large groups: one who assimilates their mistakes, another who, in addition to one’s own, learns from others, and this group that does none.
It’s good to belong to the second group, mainly because it reduces the likelihood of falling into a well to prove we’re there. Watching what’s going on around us is a security weapon to prevent preventable injuries.
“For we are all what made us fall into deception, and the bond of error is sometimes stronger than any other. -Belén Gopegui-
Others teach us real facts without having to live them personally. From an external point of view, we are able to reach them with empathy and humility, without judging or criticizing. We can also do this in a reasonable and prudent manner, including by imagining the possible consequences that may have arisen from the realization of other options.
But what other reasons exist to examine the behavior of others?Perhaps the most important thing is the fact that there is always something new to learn. In this sense, life is a constant opportunity for learning.
An opportunity that is part of the gift of life, in addition, beyond the pleasure that implies and that few have encountered, is a pragmatic and intelligent attitude, which may not remove all the thorns of the road, but with it will locate several thorns and dodge them.
? We should be dedicated to letting go of much of what we’ve learned
and learn what we haven’t learned. ?
-Ronald Laing-
That is why it is essential to belong to the group of sages who enjoy all the good things that life has prepared for us, to live as one who does not consider their mistakes or those of others is not to live intelligently.