By Ruth Okarter
A boy tore out his book where he had failed. He quickly wrote the right words, marked them, graded himself, and appreciated himself by writing “very good” in his book.
He discarded the torn paper and continued with the next subject.
He hid his mistakes probably to appear more admirable or to gain personal attention, but is that the right thing to do?
Do we at times hide our mistakes?
To what end?
One thing is sure, the boy wouldn’t learn anything from his mistakes, and when called up to defend himself he will make a bigger mistake.
We hide our mistakes because we are afraid to face the consequences of our actions.
The fear of public disapproval makes one hide his flaws. This fear causes one to develop a lying tongue.
Our desire to keep our mistakes secret arises when we set our heart on being perfect, forgetting that we are all imperfect humans.
Hiding our mistakes will only make us retrogress, as there will be no room to be corrected.
At the end of the day, your words and actions in one way or the other will reveal the mistake you have been hiding for a long time, so why not own up to your mistakes now and stand a chance to be corrected? That way it will be less embarrassing.
According to Paul J. Meyer ” mistakes are merely steps up the ladder”. You can only climb that step when you try, make a mistake, own up to it, get corrected, and keep growing.
Cheers to learning, relearning, and unlearning!
Cheers to growth!
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© Ruth Okarter.