In school, we're taught to fear the fall. We are taught to not make any mistakes and fear the consequences. Specifically, it's the feeling of shame, and our natural response is to avoid its source. If we say something embarrassing, we hide our face. If we get a bad grade, we hide the test away. Unsurprisingly, that's the worst move to make if you ever want to get better.
As students, we should learn to embrace our mistakes. While we should strive to do the best we can, we should take time to acknowledge the fall. It's okay to be vulnerable, to fail, to mess up, or to wish that you could take it back. There is actually no weakness in failing, only humanness and vulnerability. Without it we would never have true growth, and we would never feel the highs of the rise.
Even I am still climbing my way out of my fall, and everyday I am learning my own strengths and discovering an inner light I never knew I had. I'm not ashamed of making mistakes, I just pick myself right back up and restart where I left off.
Your school reference is perfect. I think all of us can relate to hiding our tests when we get a bad grade, so including this reference is great. Mistakes are just an example of us trying to learn more about life around us. I believe that mistakes are the best way to grow as a person. Finishing off with the phrase that you are going to pick yourself right back up and restart where you left off leaves a great final message.
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