Greatest Achievement

Frankly, I am not very original, and I do not like to stray from the pack, so I started to read some other posts on the blog about this topic and they all were the same. Happiness, and Helping Others are the two acceptable topics to write about in this prompt, but I think there could be more to this. I am not saying anyone is wrong. Its an opinionated prompt, nevertheless I hope to come across as different from the rest

            The greatest achievement in life is to make so many mistakes that when you get old you will never make one again. Now I do not mean illegal mistakes, or the ones that cost you your job or home, but little ones. Ones that make a person grow more familiar and more comfortable with their self. For example when the mistake I made when I tried to write a research paper in one night. That’s one I will not repeat that, because I have learned that it does not work out well for my paper, or for any other home due the next day. I have learned that I’m not a fast typer and I should manage my time a bit better, at least doing the research before hand. Its important to know everything there is to know about your self, because you only get one self and every day for almost a century you have to be yourself. By making mistakes, you figure out what you can and cannot do and then make adjustments based on what you know. Somewhat like a life long science experiment, and the sooner you make all your mistakes the sooner you can live a fulfilling life. This is explains the term "young and reckless" means making mistakes while you are young is a necessity in order to cease to make them when you get older. The expression "old and wise" comes into play later in life and implies that you know everything about yourself because at one point the you were once young and reckless and had your fair share of mistakes. Once you make enough mistakes and learn from them you can finally achieve happiness and lead a more complete life and come to terms with everything around you.