30/08/2026
Mistakes: Would You Erase Them If You Could?
Like everyone else, I’ve made mistakes.
Some were small. Some were painful. Some hurt me, and some may have hurt people around me — intentionally or unintentionally.
And sometimes I ask myself: If I had the chance to go back in time and erase those mistakes, would I do it?
At first, my answer wasn’t clear.
But today, I think I wouldn’t.
Not because mistakes are okay. Not because we should normalize hurting ourselves or others. And definitely not because saying “I’m only human” should become an excuse to avoid responsibility.
I wouldn’t erase them because many of those mistakes shaped the person I am today.
They taught me things that success never could. They showed me parts of myself I needed to change. They gave me awareness, maturity, and sometimes the uncomfortable truth about who I was — and who I no longer wanted to be.
For me, growth is not about pretending the past didn’t happen. It is about looking at who I was then, looking at who I am today, and asking:
Am I moving in a better direction?
If the answer is yes, then regret doesn’t need to become a permanent home.
If I can fix a mistake, I should try.
If I owe someone an apology, I should give it.
If I caused damage that can be repaired, I should take responsibility.
But sometimes, we cannot go back and fix everything. Some chapters cannot be rewritten.
And that’s where acceptance becomes important.
Acceptance doesn’t mean saying, “It was okay.”
It means saying, “It happened. I understand it. I learned from it. And I refuse to repeat it.”
Because one thing I’ve learned is that every mistake we make eventually affects us too. Even when someone else gets hurt, we carry something from it — a consequence, a lesson, a loss, or a version of ourselves we no longer want to be.
So maybe becoming a Better Me isn’t about becoming someone who never makes mistakes.
Maybe it’s about becoming someone who has enough awareness to recognize them, enough courage to own them, enough empathy to repair what can be repaired, and enough wisdom not to repeat them.
Your past mistakes are part of your story — but they don’t have to become your identity.
The real question is not:
“What did I do wrong?”
It is:
“Who did I choose to become after I realized I was wrong?”
