So, I have been thinking about this way to long and I decided venting was the best way to go. Now, I can't be specific, surprisingly, there are people that actually read this blog, that know people, that know other people and people talk, and I don't want to offend...ok, enough with the disclaimer.
Now, I don't know how you feel about a mistake but, I am of the firm opinion that mistakes are what we learn from and how we grow. If we didn't make mistakes, we'd be perfect and everything we did would be right and we would get really bored, really arrogant and never have the joy of overcoming a challenge. When we err, how hard is it to say, "I'm sorry." Heck, if there is a possibility that something I did was a mistake, I apologize just for a perceived mistake. That being said, I don't think my "way of doing things" is normal.
I think people are deathly afraid of being wrong, or making a mistake, to the point that they will actually attack someone else in order to keep anyone from finding out their short comings. I think, it's the "scare the bear" tactic. No matter how afraid you may be, if you scream and pound your chest loud and hard enough the bear will go away. But it should never be used if you walked into the bears house and started eating his porridge. It's not the bear who's standing where he shouldn't be.
Now don't get me wrong, I totally understand the role self-preservation has on us. That in our minds we weigh the outcome of admitting a mistake and sometimes we even temper the admission based on our expected reaction, but why?
Isn't it easier just to admit you are human and have faults? Then to try to pass off your mistakes to others?
Am I wrong here, or should I be blaming others more?
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You're dead one, Mr. M!