"We learn... by making mistakes..." ❤️

A Sprightly Anecdote | Learn from Mistakes

28th June 2001 ❤️

#memoriesfromdiaries ❤️

Prof. P. N’s [P. Natarajan] Classes were highly engaging and rewarding for all of us!

He used to start every class with an anecdote, that helped in drawing our attention to the lecture ahead!

Well, an anecdote could mean a short, amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person!

So it was, that in our Literature Class, on this particular day, he gave us an anecdote on his boyhood days.

Said he - 

Back in our boyhood days, we were able to learn the English language, only after our Sixth Standard.

So we all were quite eager and enthusiastic to learn the language; and my friend was even more enthusiastic!

One day in a petty verbal tussle, my brother gave a beating to my little friend for some reason, and pat shouted back my friend,

“என்னை அடிக்கிறதுக்கு you who?” 😊

Would translate to mean,

“To beat me, you who?” 😊  

“This incident still remains fresh in my mind”, said our Professor, and proceeded to add the icing on the cake,

“We learn by making mistakes!”

What a beautiful thought from such a lovely anecdote!

Indeed, we learn by making mistakes, ain’t we?

Reminded of the lovely book recommended by Mrs. Jemimah yesterday, The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You're Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are by Brené Brown.

Yet another book that comes to my mind is, About Average by Andrew Clements. You may want to read more on this book in our past post HERE!