Mistakes

Ever wondered, why we make mistakes; the encounter with the hot pan resting on the flame, the ever revenge hungry needle when meddled, the axioms followed but yet not, words not to be told and yet spoken, actions unneccesary, expressions uncontrolled, mistakes all of them. We still make them knowing them to be mistakes, yet done, so in the future one can refer to them as mistakes and rue over the fact that you commited them. But why did we commit them, myopia?
Or plain dumbness(time is a teacher though). One decision, one word, one signature, one mistake is all it takes to take is in 'that one' direction(maybe a mistake).
A hopeless romantic is the closest i can get to describe the person who keeps making mistakes; mistakes commited, yet not...

Greater things

The birth of one's learning is the recognition of his/her failures, errors, misinterpretations, wrong assumptions. Its the mere short sightedness which stagnates life and makes one 'satisfied'/'learned' and stops them from doing greater things(what are they?). Very few do not fall under the purview of the above lines and meeting them is quite a deal(Imagine being one of them).
Greater things, when pondered on, raises many questions like for whom, why and that's the time one should know that he/she has crossed the intial barrier of looking at things positively. Some never stumble upon these kind of questions and just leap over to do those 'Greater things'(Intitution/Luck?). Many take a longer route, detour after detour, many in circles(the unlucky ones?). What is that they reach, what is it they have achieved? Many propogate the age old 'Life is like an icecream, so enjoy it before it melts'. Assuming it to be true(I do too!!!), why stop doing other 'less enjoyable stuff'?
I failed again, I am closer to where I had to be. Late or early, I will be there!
And again! I want to quit(but I will not).
Am there or am not?
The journey is beautiful though, i complain, i laugh, i cry, i fall, i rise. The compatriots are the ones who make it so special. To lift me when i fall, to cry, laugh and share the pain, the ecstacy or the just their company when i walk(the greater thing and towards it)...

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