I have met very few people who sacrifice their ego to accept their mistakes. When people do not accept their mistakes then there is no peace in the society. Peace depends on people undertaking serious introspection of their thoughts and actions. When we undertake a serious soul-searching exercise then only we can be able to know where we have erred. In husband-wife relationship if the couple are ready to accept their mistakes then the relationship is strengthened. In most of the cases we find that only one person is generous enough to accept the mistake. I sincerely feel that if both husband and wife learn to appreciate each other’s personality by acknowledging their mistakes when things go wrong, then many of the marriages can be saved. In the case of children we never care much to make our child realise and accept his mistakes. We generally have a mistaken notion that there is nothing wrong with our child. The arrogance of a child develops due to our sheer carelessness.

At the work-place you find that inability to accept mistakes becomes one of the prime reasons for deterioration in the office culture. When professional relationships are characterised by ego and mistrust then there can be no creativity. The organisation then is doomed. While it is accepted that subordinates must accept their mistakes the superiors are thought to be of a different breed who can never err. This perception becomes the biggest hindrance in the growth of an organisation.

Now take the political culture. It is very rare that a politician accepts his mistakes. He is an expert in pointing out the mistakes of others, and pulling others’ legs unnecessarily just to score a political point. He will accept mistakes only when is defeated. Here in this case also he tries to gain public sympathy through showing that he is regretful of his action.

Accepting mistakes with an open mind is important to remove darkness in our lives. It is a definite step towards growth of our personality. Instead we feel that by always posing to be right we can win the battles in life. It is a mistaken notion which is playing havoc with our society. Our cultural degradation is only due to our unwillingness to accept our mistakes. The restlessness in our society is mainly due to our belief that we are perfect. The time has indeed come to introspect, evaluate and march ahead with a mind which is willing to learn. Just shed your stubbornness and be genuine in accepting your mistakes. For my posts visit www.xomba.com/user/sanjay