I think that making mistakes helps point us in the right direction better than not making them.
It’s almost like a slap on the wrist when you were a kid, which always seemed to put you back in line quicker than anything else.
I’ve made many mistakes in life but I think I have also learned a great deal from making those mistakes. I would one day like to write a book on all of the mistakes I’ve made and what I’ve learned, it may be a very thick book. I once tried to tune up my HVAC system on my own and almost burned down the whole building in the process. I wired something backwards and it caused a fire in my flat when I wasn’t home. I came home hours later to find the fire department outside of my building trying to douse a blazing fire coming from my flat. I’m amazed that the local business next door didn’t catch on fire, and I’m even more amazed that the owner of my building didn’t kick me out. I learned from that lesson not to try and do something yourself that you have no idea about, especially when many others are living in the same building as you. The local HVAC company that could have done the tune up job for me is just down the street and I should have called them first before trying to tackle the job myself. Well, now I have a five year service contract with them so that they can do the tune ups and maintenance from now on.