Why do we repeat our mistakes in spite of knowing ? ...
By kiran8
@kiran8 (15348)
Mangalore, India
November 15, 2017 8:34am CST
I have seen this happen with myself and others around me . We tend to commit certain mistakes again and again. at times knowingly or at other times we are led to it. I have done this several times knowing that I may have to pay the price for it , but that did not stop me from going ahead and committing the same mistake again ...I wonder why some people are driven to it ? Is this what is called Karma, Destiny or is it plain human weakness ?
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@LadyDuck (471968)
• Switzerland
15 Nov 17
Even the ancient Romans said that "errare humanum est" that means "To err is human", but they also added " sed in errore perseverare est diabolicum."that means but to persist in error is diabolical. So we should at least try to remember our mistakes and to stop doing them.
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@dpk262006 (58678)
• Delhi, India
16 Nov 17
We are not infallible, we are humans, therefore, we tend to commit mistakes, either knowingly or unknowingly. We cannot be alert all the time due to one reason or the other, we start taking some of things for granted and we make mistakes and I am not an exception.
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@dpk262006 (58678)
• Delhi, India
17 Nov 17
@kiran8 Yes, taking things for granted could cause us trouble. We go for wishful thinking and when it does not turn into reality, we feel bad.
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@kiran8 (15348)
• Mangalore, India
17 Nov 17
@dpk262006 True, it could be even people, at times we take relationships and their people for granted, more so when they are close to us , can have its own repercussions
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@kiran8 (15348)
• Mangalore, India
16 Nov 17
@dpk262006 Yes thats what I feel too. Most of us tend to take too many things for granted and learn our lesson only when things begin to go wrong
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@cahaya1983 (11116)
• Malaysia
28 Nov 17
I think it's because we still have a tiny hope that the outcome would be different and it's worth trying again. I think very few people, if any, would deliberately want to repeat the mistake especially if it had costed them heavily the first time.
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@ilocosboy (45156)
• Philippines
15 Nov 17
In my own opinion, its not a karma, destiny or human weakness, it is simply because we are human. We commit mistake and commit that mistake again. Its the nature of our being a human.
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@kiran8 (15348)
• Mangalore, India
16 Nov 17
@ilocosboy I agree it is human to err but what drives us towards it ? just wondering ..
@ilocosboy (45156)
• Philippines
17 Nov 17
I believe you, I think its human to err, and to make mistake is just human again.
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@kiran8 (15348)
• Mangalore, India
25 Nov 17
@1hopefulman Absolutely , I guess we try to console ourselves that all s well
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@yanzalong (18987)
• Indonesia
24 Nov 17
It's difficult to answer the question. I used to repeat that quite often. In the long run the mistakes can be reduced as I am sure God watches me. I have learned the dos and the don'ts.
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@kiran8 (15348)
• Mangalore, India
25 Nov 17
@yanzalong The general idea is that as we grow older we become wiser and are able to use our experience to study a situation , so end up making fewer mistakes.
@shivamani10 (11035)
• Hyderabad, India
15 Nov 17
In my opinion, everything goes according to a plan programmed as per our deeds., Nobody can escape from it. Can we change a programme fed to a computer? We can not. But, it is only the programmer who can. Here comes the role of God/Almighty whatever you may call it.
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@kiran8 (15348)
• Mangalore, India
16 Nov 17
@shivamani10 I will not question the faith or belief . But as human beings dont we have any role at all ?
@acelawrites (19272)
• Philippines
25 Nov 17
Sometimes it is not really intentional; just natural that we make mistakes repeatedly.
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@kiran8 (15348)
• Mangalore, India
29 Nov 17
@acelawrites Yes of course , we may be trying to get it right the next time which is natural..
@misunderstood_zombie (8142)
• United States
24 Nov 17
I think we have that inner voice in our heads that tell us it will all be ok to do again. I wish I could stop making the same mistakes, and a lot of times I do, but other times, not so much.
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@kiran8 (15348)
• Mangalore, India
25 Nov 17
@misunderstood_zombie Making mistakes without genuinely Knowing is ok but there are times when we go ahead and do things even when your inner voice is screaming against it, have done this to regret later
