Mistakes Were Made Research

Mistakes Were Made To error is human, is something everyone has heard at least once in their life. However, many people take this for granted by continuing to error in the same way multiple times. Realizing that I made a mistake, and I am truly repentant of it will grant me forgiveness, however, if I keep making that mistake, then forgiveness comes to pity and disgust. I made a mistake this past summer that could have changed my life, and possibly even ended it. I learned many things from this mistake/accident which include: Life can be taken in an instant, so you need to be a good person; secondly, taking responsibility for the mistake can show people around you how you know what you did was wrong; and lastly, simple mistakes can become …show more content…
Though I do not remember, even to this day, what exactly took place that day, I do realize that it was my fault for jumping the wrong way off of a jump. Also, I realized how many other times I needed to take responsibility, such as cheating on an exam and getting caught for it. I also realized, that I needed to apologize to my father and mother for scaring them by making the mistake I did. I glanced at my helmet the day after my wreck, and noticed a large indent on the top posterior part, which is where I must have hit my head on the ground. I explicated to them how deeply, and truly sorry I was for trying something so dangerous and …show more content…
Prior to getting onto the motorcycle, I knew I needed to have a helmet on. It seemed simply instinctive, I did not realize at the time, how much I needed that piece of protection. As explicated to me, many times, my helmet saved my life. As the afternoon turned into night, I still could not remember anything that had happened. I remembered my name, along with all of my pre-accident life, but from the morning of the wreck, I could remember no details of the day, and I still cannot. I realize and accept my mistake, however, I became weary of my life after seeing the indent on my helmet. The day after my wreck, I examined my helmet, and on the top I saw a large dent, and even felt the crease on the inside. At that moment was when I realized how deadly a minor mistake could