Making mistakes is human. As a human being I have made many mistakes. According to my understanding there are two ways of relating to mistakes: I may criticize and get angry at myself for making mistakes. This way of relating to my mistakes will surely bring me down and stop me from learning from my mistakes. The other way is to learn from my mistakes, gain an insight from my mistakes and grow from my mistakes. I will not learn how to rise if I do not fall down. The falling down is an integral part of rising up. This is the way I learn the truth of things.
I will never forget my first lesson of making a mistake. I was 12 years old. I saw
children of my age bicycling to school.I was afraid of riding a bicycle. My elder brother had a bicycle. He wanted me to get rid of my fear of losing my balance and falling down.He invited me to ride his bicycle and asked me not to be afraid of falling down. He assured me that he would provide his help if I lost my balance. With fear in my heart, I took a leap. As I was riding, my brother let go of his support and let me ride the bice on my own. I aws not aware of my brother not supporting me. When I realized that I was on my own,the fear of riding by myself got hold of me and I fell down and got bruised.This was an important learning experiencefor me. It taught me to relate to challenges in life with an open mind and an open heart and not to be afraid of making mistakes. It is facing fear fearlessly. This is the way I relate to Christ Lombard's title of the article: Mistakes: Results That Show The Truth Of Things.
I followthree basic steps for learning a new idea or for cultivating a new skill:1. Keeping my mind open by listening to the people who really and deeply know, the wise teachers. 2. Ask questions for clarification or elaboration. This is crucialstep for learning. 3. Meditate. Take time to observe silence to realize the truth. And then applyit for relating to challengesI face in my life. This open ended Mindfulness Meditative practice has been my way of embracing fear that opens the door for loving life.
On Jul 31, 2020 Jagdish P Dave wrote :
I will never forget my first lesson of making a mistake. I was 12 years old. I saw
children of my age bicycling to school.I was afraid of riding a bicycle. My elder brother had a bicycle. He wanted me to get rid of my fear of losing my balance and falling down.He invited me to ride his bicycle and asked me not to be afraid of falling down. He assured me that he would provide his help if I lost my balance. With fear in my heart, I took a leap. As I was riding, my brother let go of his support and let me ride the bice on my own. I aws not aware of my brother not supporting me. When I realized that I was on my own,the fear of riding by myself got hold of me and I fell down and got bruised.This was an important learning experiencefor me. It taught me to relate to challenges in life with an open mind and an open heart and not to be afraid of making mistakes. It is facing fear fearlessly. This is the way I relate to Christ Lombard's title of the article: Mistakes: Results That Show The Truth Of Things.
I followthree basic steps for learning a new idea or for cultivating a new skill:1. Keeping my mind open by listening to the people who really and deeply know, the wise teachers. 2. Ask questions for clarification or elaboration. This is crucialstep for learning. 3. Meditate. Take time to observe silence to realize the truth. And then applyit for relating to challengesI face in my life. This open ended Mindfulness Meditative practice has been my way of embracing fear that opens the door for loving life.
Namaste!
Jagdish P Dave'