Life's Mistakes vs. A Perfect Life.....

[Xephon0930]

Let me just get this out there,nobody's perfect and this world is even farther away from that. But imagine if you could undo EVERY mistake in your life,how different would you be as a person? Would it affect the world and people around you? Also,would it be to a positive or negative effect? I may be the minority here,either that or the so-called majority is the more popular opinion but I have almost a perverse envy for the Mary Sue archetype where these types of characters excel at everything they do without seemingly putting any effort to do so and they leave live most people would probably envy if only subconsciously. There are a lot of things in my life I wanted to do over and most of which came for retrospection. The point is,if I was given a chance to be able to change anything in the manner of a certain action that lead to a failure in my life,at a moment's personal weakness,I would take it. Whether or not I will regret the decision I will never know as that will never really happen in this world. The mistakes we make in life can always make you stronger but some feel like their consequences are too big to live with. Maybe I am a coward or maybe I am more honest in the terms of my stature in life but a do over in life would be appealing to me and it may not be to you. This is just my opinion on this matter and I would only want to discuss and share with it to you all just to get more perspective in the way this crazy world works.

[ProjectTrinity]

...Let me make this easier for future readers. =p

If you all could reverse/erase the mistakes of the past, while being able to have kept the lessons/values of said mistakes, would you take it? (I know we're talking magic here, but that's what threads are for! Magic! =D)

And yes, yes I would erase the mistakes if I could naturally learn to be this way without the 13+ months of heartache and pain. Who knows, I might even be a better person for it, since a lot of my mistakes have long-lasting baggage issues. And to anyone who wants to impulsively tell me: "You can't have one without the other", well to blazes with logistics! Magic! D<

[kirby02]

At first, I thought "No," but then I really thought about it and there are some mistakes that would really not affect me in any way if I just happened to get rid of them. For one, I lost the trust of someone, and it's not really going to come back in a long while. It's a risk, but this is magic. *poof* Bibidy bobidy boop and all of that good stuff. But the past is the past. I don't want my own personality to change because I kind of really don't want to.

[Xephon0930]

There quite a few people in my life I wish I had a do over when it comes to getting to know them. Then there is also my brother who I treated terribly when I was a much younger hellion than who I am today. Then there are also the 2 years of my life where I was in a pretty bad funk in which I would've used to further my education and even have more time working on my anime/video game projects. Unfortunately,the reality is,this is a mere fantasy and what I am up against........

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IS REAL LIFE!!!!!!!!

[Ryan Ashlight]

To be clear, even if it was something that caused a great deal of pain to someone and perhaps even had them shedding tears over it, I don't believe those actions of mine were a mistake in the sense that it was incorrect.

Everything I've done, whether for better or worse, was a decision that I made on my own. To go back and simply erase those so-called mistakes, never mind being allowed to keep the experience and/or lessons taken from them, would be an insult greater than anything I could imagine. The person I am right now wishes to keep pressing forward so that those people I've stepped over and hurt, even if it was for my own personal gain or selfishness, will know this isn't the kind of person who will indulge in hollow kindness and say that he'd take it back if he could.

Whether it's erasing them or doing them entirely differently, there is not a single moment in my life that I have that occur to. Those were all my choices, and I'm proud of each and every one of them.

[BloodRedOath]

Yes, yes, a thousand times yes. I try to look at mistakes that I have made in a good light, so I don't wallow in misery forever. The only good thing that comes from most mistakes is the experience. You learn to perhaps not do that, or to be more careful with your words, or treat people better. But at the end of the day, that's usually the only thing I appreciate about the mistakes I've made. In reality, I'm glad those things happened, because it shaped who I am today, and I'm happy with who I am. I always want to get better, and if I do something stupid, at least I'll grow from it. But if I could be the exact same person I am today, yet somehow erase the memories and experiences of pain, for myself and others, that came with them? I'd do it in a heartbeat.

[The Pawt]

There's only one big mistake in my life that I would like to change, however I'm pretty sure that this mistake was kind of a... Fork in the road of my life. I could either have done it, or not. I'm also pretty sure that this mistake shaped a lot of how I came to be after it happened, so... In a way, I'd love to see what my life would be like if I could change it, but I'm content with the way my life is now and wouldn't just go out of my way to change it.

[Geist X]

I wouldn't take back any of the mistakes. In some cases what I gained from making a mistake was a lot more than just a lesson. Sometimes mistakes have brought my friends, job opportunities, and random strokes of very good luck. I also think that without any consequences, the lessons wouldn't have been as meaningful.

[Someguynamedryan]

Honestly, I am pleased where my life has gone. I made a lot of mistakes in my past, but without those mistakes I wouldn't hold the current level of knowledge that I do now. I honestly think I would an idiot in comparison.

One of the things I like to tell people is "Perfection is boring".

Why would I want to be on the level of a Mary Sue? If I was on that level then I feel like there wouldn't be any challenges and trials I need to face. The thought of me being perfect even scares me. If was perfect I would be the image that everyone else wants to be. I would be the target of jealousy.

Honestly I am shy. As I see it a perfect person would be more sociable and loves attention. I rather be "in the shadows" than be "in the spot light". Plus I enjoy being in the shadows, and I rather not redo every situation to gain more attention.

I will admit that there was points where I wished I could redo things. Like prevent my ex-girlfriends from cheating on me. I know what I am about to say maybe to personal but I feel it strengthens my discussion.
I only had two girlfriends so far in my life. Both relationships ended in the same way, they cheated on me. If could redo those time frames and fix them then I feel like I may be happier but at the same time I would be missing out on a learning experience. It may sound heartless to say "missing out on a learning experience" but it helps me find my flaws, or what I may have done wrong. It also helps me develop an understanding. I had a girl who was dating my best friend try making some advances towards me, I was tempted but I realized that I don't want him to go through the same crap I had to. So I told her to stop. I feel like it was a good to use that knowledge that I had gained from my past relationships, it also like a life achievement too.
To this day I see them as positive. I have to, because I only get one life.

In the end I rather say, "Hello my name is Ryan, I am shy and someday I want to be a teacher" than say "Hello my name is Ryan. I have a high paying job and beautiful wife be jealous of me."

[Ovarku]

Why do we fall?....So that we can learn to pick ourselves up. Honestly, a life with no fuck ups isn't a true learning experience. Mistakes just refine future actions. There are some things in the past I would like to do over to perfect, but what I've done, has been done, and no use in dwelling over it.