Dare to say: I am wrong today. Yes, today.
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Memories persist. We share it and use it to make things better. We admit what went wrong and what was favourable, story by story. All individuals have their own stories of life and how they have gained or lost in the ups and downs of life, and we relate everything to today’s scenario.
It is a pattern. People remember all important moments of life, and this number of stories goes up as they get older. At the centre of all episodes are the decisions taken independently or jointly at that time, which are classified as helpful or obstacles in today’s analysis.
We can do nothing or hardly a little to modify what happened in the past. If mistakes are repeated, we become great losers; otherwise, errors or omissions are part of life.
By and large, from what I recall, competing with the outside world was less fruitful. The practice of competing with my own past was highly fruitful, in totality. Skipping show-offs and eliminating comparisons were found helpful to do my own tasks with deep concentration. Further dreams of supporting all dependents were realised, mostly with increasing satisfaction as I chose different lines of action. This became possible only by taking full responsibility for what went wrong since the start of my own career.
Now, coming to the present, I am examining myself to see where I am wrong today. It is seen that people accept wrongs in the past, partially or fully, but they are not accepting that they are totally wrong on some fronts today either. The majority feel free from any shortcoming on their part in the context of today.
Today’s position on the wrong side for me may be like this:
My contacts have gone down drastically as the years pass. I am weak on daily walking for the purpose of exercise; I am cut off from my place of upbringing; I have empathy, but in reality, I am not doing anything meaningfully to change the scenarios; I am talking to the people harshly and sometimes charged with emotions, turning my relations sour; and my outside activity has shrunk. And I admit that these are my dark areas. There may be some more wrongs that are not identified by me looking at my dealings with people on a day-to-day basis.
The purpose is to know the areas that need corrections, keeping the possibility system in force. It is important in the sense that people are refusing to admit they are wrong in fighting with siblings, overlooking poverty around them, not being people-centric, crushing the interests of others, and so on. People are doing less to be strong themselves. Instead, they are busy counting the errors of their opponents or critics.
We all need to realise that what is left undone and what possibilities are ahead are important to activate our inner power and make the scenario better. It is equally significant to locate where we are wrong today.
Lateral thinking paves the way for creativity and innovations, where the majority are unseen. In addition to this, they are not fully productive even in their main occupation.
The norm is to do the right thing again and again. We have to urgently find new areas where we can exhibit talent and gain some eminence. Accepting the wrong is good, but staying with the wrong will destroy our ambition, resolve, and patience.
Mostly, we talk around facts. But one great idea is capable of burying many facts. Going forward, people will tell many things to the public. But they keep a little inside, which defines their core intentions.
Conclusion
Self-knowledge is the start of self-correction. Let us take criticism as a catalyst to keep ourselves in active mode. Don’t allow wrongs to stay. They are preventing us from going forward.
Be frank and say, Yes, I am wrong, and I have to correct ourselves here.
