The Burden of Mistakes

Is it not amusing how death appears to be the only salvation from a life filled with toil and turmoil? A career in mental health will undoubtedly test your own mental well-being, and it suddenly dawns on me the harsh reality when I say, "Make as few mistakes as you possibly can." Because when those mistakes catch up with you in the future, they seize control of your mental space.

Hopefully, it is not a clutter of regrets and "had I knowns," or wishes of things done differently. Yesterday served as a poignant reminder.

These days, I do not even have the strength to compel people into doing the right thing. If I offer you instructions and sincere advice and you choose to stubbornly pursue your own path of foolishness, I will simply sit back and observe you. "I nor fit shout." But do not come to me with the lament of "Had I known" later on.

Simply put, you cannot help people who are determined to learn by making avoidable mistakes. Experience, I can tell you for free, is the worst teacher ever. So, when I made a pact with wisdom long ago, it was to make as few mistakes as possible in life and to learn valuable lessons from those ahead of me.

An introspective and retrospective lifestyle will help you deduce lessons even when they are not seemingly obvious.