Mistakes

A mistake is usually a regret.  But what makes up a regret?  Can't we choose which things we want to be regrets?  A regret is what we make of it.  It can be a learning experience, a harrowing nightmare, a time of despair, or, with the right eyes, a time of hope.  Hope for what can come next.  A hope for the renaissance, the rebirth, the phoenix rising from the ashes.  Sometimes, nay oftentimes, mistakes bring out the best in us.  Those mistakes can manifest themselves into regrets, or they can build us up into stronger and more powerfully intellectual beings.  It's a conscious choice.  Even though it doesn't always seem that way.  We can make that choice.  That's the time when we need to stand firm.  Think slow.  Respond slower.  Learn.  Grow.  It's not easy.  It's really hard.  It sucks.  It's worth it?