Past Mistakes Shape Our Future

To make it sound more positive, I would say past mistakes teaches us a lesson that helps us be a better person in the present and future. Perhaps, if one hasn't learned from those mistakes, then it will come to haunt you. I am actually trying to think of a big deal mistake Ive done in the past, to answer your question, but nothing comes up. Perhaps, its the time of the day, and my brain's not functioning too well. Or, perhaps I'm just so happy and content with my life right now, that I can hardly think of anything that may haunt me in the near future.

Well,i think so.What we do yesterday would certainly has consequence for today.But what else we could do to change.Maybe just be yourself and happy enjoy every single day,and that would be my way.

The mistakes that I had for the past is my ex boyfriend who only thinks about money . Time goes by, I learn to forgive him and from now on, I focus to earn money rather than having a boyfriend.

Definitely those mistakes of the past will eventually haunt us sometime, somehow, maybe on a good way. It will make us a better person as we tend to re-route to the correct path and never walk on the same path again. Selecting the wrong career, I believe, is one of my greatest mistake. My course was someone else's choice but I never had bad feeling about him/her. I know, I'm too young back then and never have a voice on my choices. Good thing, I was given another chance to take and finish the course that I love. Now, I'm working hard to have it enriched so I could have a better job that pays "good" and will eventually make me a better person.

I agree with you. I made a lot of mistake in the past, but those mistakes leads me to become a better person and helps me to become successful in life.

i do believe the mistakes u make in the past will haunt u for life because i'm still paying for some things i did in the past now...

Hi there PhillyDreamer! No one is perfect and we all make mistakes from time to time. However, the important thing is to learn from our own mistakes. The truth is, we also learn from the mistakes of other people. I have had many mistakes in the past and I must say that each of those mistakes have taught me many lessons. I find it necessary to recover quickly from mistakes and use them to promote growth and self-improvement.

I make so many mistakes in the past, sometimes the same old mistake also haunt me again, i need to learn from my mistakes and treat them like a lesson so that i can become smarter like you said. I still need to work hard on that, keep repeating the same old mistake is like a habit to me, i must be determined to change for my own sake next time. Sigh!

I never make mistakes, i`ll have to wait a little more to see the positive effect of some of my actions that`s all.

We try to learn from the past. Sometimes, when mistaken once, we barely shrug it off and till we've done it twice, the lesson sinks in. Somehow for some people, it takes a bigger blow for them to learn from the past. I try to learn from my mistakes, even from other people's mistakes. It is not worth doing something wrong when you know the right choice.

it depend on who you are. some people cant forget their mistake. some can move on. some learn from mistakes, some repeat the mistakes. i think i have done a lot of mistakes. one of it is i used to trust people easily. then i get used and manipulated by people. so now, it is hard for me to put my trust in people, especially someone new.

Making mistakes and learning lessons from them is human nature, yes i did some serious mistakes in the past and honestly speaking i am not really happy with where i am today..I couldn't made right decisions at the right time. but still I am quite hopeful for the future, who knows the destiny..may be i get another chance..

There is a Chinese verb"do wrong once and you'll never hear the end of it",what we do in the past will have impact on the matter more or less in the future.So we should walk each step carefully,especally the problem of feeling, friendship and family.

hmm for me past mistakes teaches us on how to deal with future problems, for what I know, I believe and I experienced. No past mistake will haunt me in the future. Mistakes/ problems are put unto us to make us a better person if we deal with it in a positive way and it will also help those persons who we deal when we have problems they also get experience from us. No mistake will haunt us. But mistake that we didnt make solutions will.. Thats what i do believe.

So true bro.A few days ago I met a young man who had done some things he wished he could undo. At the time, I was surprised by his candidness and didn't know how to answer, but if I see him again, here is my reply:“We all have done thing we regret. Some are huge, some are tiny; but we've got to remember that our mistakes can build character. Every person, including Adam and Eve have made mistakes, but it’s what we learn from our mistakes that can help us build character and build us up. Mistakes can humble us, they can bring us closer to God, and the lessons learned can be used for future success. But if we do not learn from our mistakes, then we could miss some very important lessons. I have regrets, but I wouldn't want to go back and change my mistakes because I know that by God's grace I have learned and been made better than before, even when I messed up."If you mess up, learn from it, or you might be missing God's grace in action."In life there are no mistakes, just lessons unlearned"