My name is Sangeet and today I want to speak about mistakes.
In everything that we human beings do,
There is this possibility of making mistakes or being mistaken.
So,
In any moment,
We may worry about being wrong or doing something the wrong way.
But what is this thing that we call mistake and that we are so sure of being a mistake?
The experience of life here on Earth is this continuous process of moving on,
Of constantly giving birth to a new moment in time,
A new scene,
A new chapter,
A new something that can always be renewed and renewed again,
Because all there is,
Is this right now that is happening.
Although all we have is this moment that is unfolding right now,
We live this experience as a continuation,
A story with a beginning and an ending,
And we see things growing and evolving,
We see ourselves learning and developing.
By seeing ourselves this way,
We want to achieve goals,
We want to become experts,
We want to be perfect,
And if we compare ourselves to others,
Then we want to be the best.
And here they come,
The feared mistakes.
We are so afraid of them,
And yet they are only steps that occur at any moment.
They are part of the process and they never end because they never actually begin,
Because all there is,
Is this unique moment.
Mistakes only happen because we judge them and we define them as mistakes.
They are only steps,
As if we were climbing a ladder that never ends.
And we may ask,
But steps towards what?
Perfection?
No,
Steps,
Just steps,
And if they are towards something,
Then they are towards the end of this story here on Earth,
Towards the end of this experience.
But life is eternal,
It continues,
It never really ends,
It transforms,
It transits.
So,
Steps to evolution then,
But steps are part of the evolution,
Evolution is the process.
So,
These steps are actually towards and part of eternity.
Any phase of anything is only a step,
Before and after the progress,
And there will be steps in the future as well,
As there were steps in the past.
No mistakes,
Just steps,
Whether it's something new or not,
Whether there is a continuation or not,
There are steps,
Because life is eternally evolving and changing.
Have you ever felt so right about something,
So successful,
So perfect,
And on the next day you did something that felt so wrong and imperfect?
Perfection is an illusion,
And so is imperfection.
We can become so good at something,
Only to find out that we are so bad at something else.
Mistakes are essential,
Because they are steps as everything else that is part of this process of life.
We can't delete them.
If we did,
We would be like perfect machines.
We wouldn't have anything to learn about,
And nothing to expand and to evolve.
So today,
If you make a mistake,
Know that it is part of your human experience.
Embrace your own judgment and also your mistake as just another step in your life.
No one will stop you anyway.
Your steps will go on and on,
And they are as unique as you.
Be proud of each step that you take,
Have fun with them,
And remember,
Even steps are just an illusion.
