Question of the Day: Day 55
How would life be different if we lived in a society that accepted mistakes (not intentional acts) as being a vital part of learning instead of blaming and punishing for them?
posted by Michelle at 9:00 AM
7 Comments:
See now that is some useful thinking right there. How to rid our society of shame? How much more peaceful would we be? More loving to one another. Accepting, Positive, Fruitfull. It would be wonderful.
Well, I wouldn't have got in so much trouble.
Some mistakes should be punished - if it was in the persons ability to avoid it perhaps they should be punished. Or perhaps it should be taken a an indication that they shouldn't be doing that particular job. But on other things, there should be more instances where they can make a mistake and learn from it.
I think that it would be cool if that would happen but it could also be not good it depends on how people look at it
Let's just say that life would be much improved if everyone could accept mistakes as a natural and necessary part of growing. I think that, too often, we are conditioned to be afraid of our own mistakes and then turn around and celebrate others' mistakes because it helps us to forget our last mistake. This game is so common in any group (school, work, anywhere) in which people are sort of competing for status and self-esteem. In my life, I have often lied to avoid being blamed for something that was nothing more than an honest mistake. I guess, to start, we have to change our own attitudes toward our peers' mistakes - practice being supportive and understanding and try to drop our need to see others fail. I think positive behavior like this eventually comes back to you on the day that you find yourself screwing something up.
People are afraid that if they accept mistakes then it would run into intentional acts of wrong doing.
And the difference b/n the two are very tough to differentiate.
But I agree with what Melanie said:
Peace and hugs
I think, to some extent, we do live in that society. Certainly we let children learn from their mistakes, at least for a while. As they become older or the mistakes more and more severe, society does require some sort of punishment.
I don't know that that is such a bad thing. I think, for the most part, it works. I also think that it is the exception, or at least I hope it is, that we make fun of those who slipped up.
It would have start from scratch because we already have a culture (here in America) where people make excuses for their behaviors. This suggested culture could be highly successful if it went hand-in-hand with teaching responsibility.
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