Life In a Notebook

Mistake is an ordinary word. We hear it often. A mistake can be as unembellished
as what we commit daily to as grave as something that doesn’t only affect you, but everyone around you.

I think we’ve all been there, knowingly or unknowingly.
It’s pretty interesting and complicated to see how one decision can start a chain of reactions. I always believe that whatever we decide and do to others, not only affects
the both of us ,but also everyone around you. (Gets worse if the people surrounding both of you are common , haha)

Mistakes and decisions come in handy.
There are various decisions , personal or professional. Every big step we take is a decision which we later realise is in our favour or not.
(Sometimes you need to make a mistake to know whether it’s a mistake or not, because not committing  the mistake will be the biggest mistake of all.)


Humans are hypocrites ; some say they are scared of changes, some say they aren’t courageous and what not. It’s strange that they are ignorant of the fact that the moment they wake up , they start making decisions from the available choices, choices that have an effect on their life .

Big or small, whatever it is, it’s so startling and courageous of us to just pick an option.
We imagine the possible scenario or maybe the worst case scenario when we pick the option and go with it. Some of us don’t and people like me , we leave it to destiny, which is the most liable option,  because I can only control my actions but not others .

All these assertive choices are decisions.
Our choices make us who we are and so do our mistakes. They reveal a lot about us .
How we think, act and process situations tells us the most about us and others.

Now about mistakes,
Mistakes solely involving you can be frequent reminders that you need to pause and reflect .We all make mistakes, it’s a part of life and learning through them is the most important lesson that we can get.
If you are the one who made a mistake which affects someone  apart from you ,I hope you know how to rectify it .

Sometimes saying sorry doesn’t settle the matter. Yes, you do have a heart to admit  your mistake because a few people are ignorant about that as well. So, if you have the heart to say sorry, I do appreciate you , but I wish I could tell you that sometimes the word “sorry” doesn’t do justice to the person at the receiving end .
They may or may not forgive you, it’s on them.But if you want to rebuild what you had with them , I hope you try again to show them they still mean something to you .
It will take time, you can’t mend the brokenness in minutes.
If you’re someone who was affected by someone else’s incompetent behaviour towards you, again the forgiveness part is on you, but I just hope you don’t punish yourself while settling for crumbs.

In the end, I hope you wish them well and move on. Life is short .

@writeraadhyasingh