I’ve made many mistakes, but the worst part about these mistakes is that they’re always big mistakes that have pushed me back from all of the good that I’ve done prior to my mistake.
One thing I hate about being a child is that we don’t think until it’s too late and we’re forced to think. It’s like we either take things too serious or not serious enough. There is no in between. Although you know the risk of something, you think “what’s the worst that could happen?” You don’t actually answer the question until the worst actually happens.
As a teenager you feel untouchable and that is something about you that separates you from other people that have bad things that happen to them. There’s no obligation to think unless you’re in a sticky situation.
Even when I know I’m making a mistake, I regret it before I suffer the consequences. My question to myself isn’t “how could I do something so stupid?” but “why did I do something so stupid in such a risky area.” I’m 18 years old, I am a young adult so there’s no need to create an excuse for my actions but accept them, and acknowledge that I have a problem. I didn’t learn the previous times because there weren’t any major consequences, but this time I feel like I’ve paid for all those “warnings” in one.
We all make mistakes for the same reason, whether it’s intentional or not. They’re made for us to learn and grow from and to give us an option when encountering our next mistake. Every “mistake” is a decision, it just becomes a “mistake” when we make it the wrong choice.
