Are you humble enough to admit your mistakes?
By masang
@masang (295)
Philippines
October 21, 2011 12:59am CST
I do appreciate people who would immediately admit when they commit mistakes and be sorry for them. It takes humility to do this instead of making a lot of defenses and alibis just to save one's face of committing mistakes. How about you? Were there times in your life that you humbled yourself by admitting your mistakes and be sorry for them?
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19 responses
@mr_pearl (5018)
• India
21 Oct 11
Hi... Nice question!!!
We're humans. None of us is perfect. We're prone to make mistakes. The amount of mistakes cetainly vary from person to person, but no one can say with total confdence that he/she never makes a mistake. A mistake can be the result of ignorence, lack of knowledge or accident. It can end up in losses or frustration! But each of the mistake has the power to teach us. Thats the learnng from eperience. So there's no harm in admitting one's drawbacks...
I'm always the first to admit my mistake.. No one will criticize you, if you admit your shortcomings...
@webgirl01 (689)
• United States
21 Oct 11
I will say that i still need to work on that. for me, I find it hard to admit some or most of my mistakes. I get all defensive if someone accuses me for some reason. That's I think I should work on. I still have some past haunts on dwelling past mistakes and stuff. Sometimes I feel sorry is not enough.
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@sender621 (14890)
• United States
23 Oct 11
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@kingparker (9673)
• United States
29 Dec 11
Yes I did. On Saturday, while I was working at the restaurant as my part time job, I committed a mistake. Instead of telling a lie, I thought about it for a moment, but eventually I have to tell a truth to the kitchen, and luckily, the chef forgive me, and tell me not to worry about it. I felt relieve afterward. So, don't be afraid, if you committed a mistake, bravely to apologize and admit it was your fault.
@clearwater18 (695)
• Philippines
24 Oct 11
Yeah I do admit my mistakes. Whenever I do something wrong, I go to the person and tell him/her about what I did. I guess it's only right to do that. I apologize whenever I feel that I've hurt someone.
@bjc66bjc (6730)
• United States
11 Jan 12
Hi masang, I truly have made many mistakes and have humbly admitted
to doing so...I don't get it,why wouldn't I..It part of life to male
mistakes so who would expect one to be mistake free...
There is something about feeling human when you admit your mistakes,
I think people will respect you much more when you don't try to be
so hight and mighty and mistake free...
I am one for keeping it real...apologies are definately in my daily
vocabulary..if and when necessary...
If we keep in mind that we as people are not perfect then it should
not be difficlut to admit mistakes.....
@GemmaR (8517)
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21 Oct 11
I think that you have to be a very honest and brave person to admit when you've made a mistake, and unfortunately this is something that not a lot of people are very good at. I am the type of person who will sometimes admit when I've made a mistake, but at other times I'm just too embarrassed about it to mention anything. I am working on it though, and do certainly feel as though I have made great progress in the last couple of years. I have solved disputes with many of my friends because of this, and I hope that I will be able to continue to do this in the future.
@meticulo (1286)
• United States
21 Oct 11
YES and it's not an easy thing to do I swear. It takes courage to admit it and accept the consequences afterwards. But mind you, it will set yourself free. For me, it's better to accept mistakes even if it will touch your ego rather than be battled but your conscience. If you can't accept a mistake you will be bringing the guilt in your heart and you will never go in peace. Thanks!
@mindym (978)
• United States
21 Oct 11
Absolutely! I am one who will admit my mistakes. Maybe not right away. But eventually I do. I am only human and am not perfect, so there have been times in my life where I have made mistakes. I will admit to them because I feel guilty if I don't, and life is not fun with a HUGE weight of guilt on your shoulders. I also look at mistakes as life lessons learned and hope that they do not happen again.
@snowhybiscuis (1882)
• Philippines
22 Oct 11
Yes I do that. For me, it is easier to accept mistakes because early in my life, I learned that when you say sorry, people find it easier to forgive you. Others don't find it easy saying sorry because of pride. But what is pride if the relationship would be destroyed because of it. I rather set aside my pride and keep the relationship. There are right timings to bring pride but it would be better if other people would commend you instead of letting praising yourself.
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@snowhybiscuis (1882)
• Philippines
22 Oct 11
Yes I do that. For me, it is easier to accept mistakes because early in my life, I learned that when you say sorry, people find it easier to forgive you. Others don't find it easy saying sorry because of pride. But what is pride if the relationship would be destroyed because of it. I rather set aside my pride and keep the relationship. There are right timings to bring pride but it would be better if other people would commend you instead of letting praising yourself.
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@Zskyla (39)
• United States
21 Oct 11
There were plenty of times where I made mistakes that I wasn't really proud of, but still admitted to them (even though it was fairly difficult). I usually hate admitting how wrong I am, since I always like to prove a point--my point. Though sometimes it's really not worth it to point the finger at someone else who's innocent, because in the end it will always make me feel guilty so I have to break the cycle by giving my apologies, and admitting my mistakes.
@mr_pearl (5018)
• India
21 Oct 11
Hi... Nice question!!!
We're humans. None of us is perfect. We're prone to make mistakes. The amount of mistakes cetainly vary from person to person, but no one can say with total confdence that he/she never makes a mistake. A mistake can be the result of ignorence, lack of knowledge or accident. It can end up in losses or frustration! But each of the mistake has the power to teach us. Thats the learnng from eperience. So there's no harm in admitting one's drawbacks...
I'm always the first to admit my mistake.. No one will criticize you, if you admit your shortcomings...
@kalav56 (11464)
• India
21 Oct 11
There are innumerable times that I have done this ; so much so thAT I do not wish to do it too much because this sometimes haS the reverse effect of making all others totally blameless and makes it easier for defensive people to shift the blame on to us even when we are not guilty.
@lilblondiemjd (856)
• United States
21 Oct 11
I do admit my mistakes. Sometimes it's hard for me...Since I'm Irish and stubborn, but I do go through with an apology when it is necessary. Sometimes it's just important to swallow your pride so that you don't look like a fool. I know and have seen too many people who hold onto their pride so much when they're wrong, that it just makes them look arrogant. I don't want to be viewed as that type of person!
@gelayagui98 (1336)
• Australia
21 Oct 11
Hi masang! yeah, there were times I committed mistakes and if I realized that I did was a mistake I immediately say sorry even to my children and I also teach my children that saying sorry is a not a big crime to do so but a humbleness instead. Sorry is one of a magic words taught in a kindergarten nowadays.
@shanemae (1025)
• Philippines
21 Oct 11
yes, i had those times.
especially when somebody who is innocent is involved for the mistake i have committed. my conscience would kill me if i will not admit it.
and i have proven so many times that you will feel lighter if you will admit the mistake rather than have it saved by the other innocent person.
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