If...

I was intrigued by one person's comment: If you could do everything right in life, would it still be the same? That really got my wheels turning, and made me suddenly grateful for mistakes. We tend to be full of regret for things we have done and things that have happened to us in the past. But, if we did get our wish granted, and we were all perfect, what sort of a world would we live in? A very shallow one, I can tell you that. Without mistakes, what do we have to learn from? Yes, awfully terrible things have resulted from one person's mistake, but doesn't that keep history from repeating itself? Doesn't that make us humble, mindful, respectful people? If we did nothing wrong, we would have nothing to strive for, perfection would have already been reached. So what would we do with ourselves? The truth is, life is anything but perfect. It's tinged with grey areas and rough spots and laced with pain and confusion. If it weren't, we wouldn't be the people we are, and I think that would be something to be missed dearly. If millions of Jews were not horrifically massacred, would we have the same appreciation and respect for different cultures? If the terrorist attack on 9/11 didn't happen, would we have the same appreciation for our very own family members? We aren't on this planet to prance around gracefully with nothing in our way. That doesn't mean anything. We are here to grow, and sweat, laugh and cry, learn and forgive, lose and gain, time and time again. These things bring us self worth, and worth as a whole species. I love our flawed world, I would not change one thing.