We all know and have experienced these times in our lives - leaving an essay at home, forgetting to pay our taxes, or neglecting to refill the gas tank leaving us stranded on the side of the highway. At the time, they can be embarrassing, painful, and detrimental to something or someone we care about; however, they are possibly the most valuable moments in our lives. As humans, we tend to remember our misfortunes more distinctly than our successes as that feeling of dread and sorrow tends to brand itself into the side of our brain, triggering an immediate reminder when we come close to making the same mistake twice. Therefore, we grow and develop as individuals more so through our failures. For me, the first time I learned how to drive taught me both to be careful with a vehicle - they can deadly and harmful to others and yourself - and that mistakes are okay to make as long as you grow from
We all know and have experienced these times in our lives - leaving an essay at home, forgetting to pay our taxes, or neglecting to refill the gas tank leaving us stranded on the side of the highway. At the time, they can be embarrassing, painful, and detrimental to something or someone we care about; however, they are possibly the most valuable moments in our lives. As humans, we tend to remember our misfortunes more distinctly than our successes as that feeling of dread and sorrow tends to brand itself into the side of our brain, triggering an immediate reminder when we come close to making the same mistake twice. Therefore, we grow and develop as individuals more so through our failures. For me, the first time I learned how to drive taught me both to be careful with a vehicle - they can deadly and harmful to others and yourself - and that mistakes are okay to make as long as you grow from