The Benefits In Mistakes

Mistake simply means to unconsciously do something in a wrong way. It's an error or a deviation from what is required or acceptable.

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one very key word i want to bring out in the definition of mistake is "unconscious". Mistake is not a deliberate act. The reverse of this statement is that, any act done deliberately may not be regarded as a mistake. Though there may be some exceptions to the above premise, that should not negate the fact that mistake in its purest form isn't a deliberate act.

So many factors make each and everyone of us prone to making mistakes but I'm not going to address some of those factors here. Maybe in my next blog. reaction to mistakes differs from individual to individual depending on the gravity of the mistake. Some people are more considerate in their reaction while some others may react in ways that portrays them as being above mistakes. If i should ask, do you think there are people in this world that are truly above making mistakes?

Personally, I don't think that anyone can actually go through life without making a mistake at one point or the other. Making mistakes is part of the process of life and it is some of the difficult learning curves we have to turn in our life's journey. Though we should be very careful of the sort of mistake we make and always ensure not to keep repeating the same mistake because some mistakes are very difficult to recover from. Even some that could be recovered from, the scars they might leave behind may remain for a life time. So be very cautious of your actions.

Though cautiousness most times may not exonorate one from making mistakes. I've seen people that live life very cautiously fall into some kind of costly mistakes that no one ever expected that people of their nature would fall into. what if you're one of such persons that are always very cautious of your actions, yet you still fell into a very costly mistake, what should you do?

Don't go about killing yourself when you make a mistake; mostly mistakes that you tried all you could to avoid yet you still fell into it. Mistakes are not all that bad. Sometimes, making a mistake could be part of the solution to that difficult puzzle you've been trying to put together. It could give you a new perspective to life and change our approach to things. Mistakes has a lot of benefits in it that most of us hardly realize because we allow self pity and regret consume us after such mistakes. If we can put ourselves together and observe closely, we would be able to see the benefits in every mistakes we've ever made.

Below are some of the benefits in mistakes

• it makes us more considerate of the mistakes or actions of other people.

• it makes us understand ourselves better - that is, it makes us aware of our strengths and weaknesses and help us in polishing our strengths while at same time mastering the act of controlling our weaknesses.

• it makes us aware of the aspects of our lives that needs improvement.

• it creates in us the drive and desire to do things right.

• it gives us a clearer understanding of life.

• it can also help you understand the people around you.

• it makes us understand what doesn't work.

• it makes us better persons, etc.

The benefits in mistakes are very numerous. This piece is not written to encourage us to make mistakes, no. But should you make a mistake, don't wallow in self pity. Quickly pick yourself up, shake off the dust of the mistake from your body and use the lessons in the mistake to make yourself a better person. No one is above mistake. It is what you do after the mistake that will determine how improved or miserable your life will be. Learn to always use the mistake in your favour.

Thanks for reading.