The Right Kind of Wrong

Admit it. For at least once in your lifetime you have been worrying about making the wrong decisions. Like when your teacher asks you what’s the answer to: 20x^2 + 52xyz + 22yz + 3z + 12 = ?

And you just have no idea at all what the answer is, so you kept silent, thinking of what to answer. And you would probably just answer “I’m sorry I don’t know” instead of even trying or something. Or maybe, in another scenario, you know what the answer is, but you are just not sure about it, because you are afraid of being wrong.

For at least once in your lifetime, you must have faced one night where you just can’t go to bed. Thinking about what decision you are going to make for tomorrow’s board meeting at the office. Are you going to take the offer of being the leader of the project? Or are you not? But are you going to regret it if you didn’t take the offer? You spent two hours thinking about the offer and what decision you should make for yourself. Let alone, the hours you spent trying to put yourself to sleep. You see how being afraid of making mistakes wastes your time?

From what I see, through my perspective in life, there is no such thing as being WRONG. In life, there will always be choices to be made and there are no such thing as a wrong choice! Now take a look back in your life, have a flash back and concentrate on one decision that you think is wrong, or is a mistake. Have you think of one? I know something, a memory, must have popped in your head. Now think about the pain, the time wasted and the regrets that you’ve felt.

STOP.

Now think about yourself in this very present moment. Have something good happened to you, after making that so called “wrong” decision? The answer will always be a yes. Now how would I know that when I don’t even know who you are? Well basically, if you’re reading this, I know that 1. You are alive. and 2. You survived! The wrong decision that you made, brings you pain, brings you sorrow, anger and many more. But you survived and able to manage those feelings of negativity. Now look at the mirror and see your brand new self. The stronger you, the you who is more experienced. The you who’s standing tall now, because back then, you made the wrong decision.

See what I’m trying to tell you?

Now if you’re that student who do know how to answer: 20x^2 + 52xyz + 22yz + 3z + 12= ? Then you just have to answer the teacher! Let her know that you tried counting it, and tried answering it. You’ll be amazed if you find yourself correct. And you’ll be more motivated and curious to find out what’s the correct answer if you’re wrong. The teacher might probably help you out and make you understand better. And by understanding better, you can turn out a lot smarter than the smartest kid in school!

Say you’re this guy who does not know whether he wants to be the project leader or not. If you take that chance, you will have a great experience in leadership. You will have experience in working with people and getting to know the job better. You can outreach yourself, your standards that you think you’re only just that good. You turned out to be even better than you are!

What I’m trying to say is that being wrong is always right. It’s never a taboo to do something wrong. It is a lesson, it is a blessing to still be wrong. It is a chance to discover things, to discover yourself, the world and the universe.

It’s always the right kind of wrong.

*Reposting my post from fourtresse.wordpress.com