The Best Teachers Are Your Own Mistakes
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Every failure is a stepping stone
If you make mistakes it doesn’t matter. Make mistakes and learn. The best teachers are your own mistakes. You learn even faster by your mistakes. Once I was at a conference with a great modern scientist Buckminster Fuller. He stood up and said, “Friends, forget about all the ‘Do this. Don’t Do that’ business. Commit as many mistakes as possible. You’ll become great!”
It’s true. Every failure is a stepping stone. Remember, though, that you can’t use the same stone for each step. Every step should be on a new stone. That means you should not keep on making the same mistakes. Learn well from each one. The problem with many people is that they commit the same mistake over and over. Even so, they will eventually learn from that mistake and move on. Experience is the best teacher.
It’s true. Every failure is a stepping stone. Remember, though, that you can’t use the same stone for each step. Every step should be on a new stone. That means you should not keep on making the same mistakes. Learn well from each one. The problem with many people is that they commit the same mistake over and over. Even so, they will eventually learn from that mistake and move on. Experience is the best teacher.
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2 Responses to "The Best Teachers Are Your Own Mistakes" 
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said this on 26 Mar 2007 5:56:29 PM PDT
THIS ARTICLE REALLY ENLIGHTEN ME!THANKS ALOT FOR THIS ARTICLE
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said this on 29 Sep 2007 7:28:43 PM PDT
Just today I was saying the mantra all day. I think, though, I went to far in serving because I exhausted myself running around the countryside looking for a nightgown for my friend who is in a nursing facility. It turned up to be there in her room. I felt it was a mistake to run around when all I had to do was sit quietly and prepare for the visit to my friend. But hey, Gurudev was right once again. Only recently have I gotten out (I think I'm out) of the trap of indecision. I realize it's ok to go ahead and be wrong or to learn from going ahead that in the future one can make other choices. The "mistakes" article is most helpful. As usual SIMPLE, but it takes lots o time to sink in. D.
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