That wasn't a mistake || Acharya Prashant

Full Video: Why do we make bad choices? || Acharya Prashant, at RVCE Bangalore (2022)

Transcript

00:00You have not prepared for an exam. You know nothing about the subject at hand and you get a total of 12 marks out of 100.

00:07Is that a mistake? Is that a mistake? No. That's a very very honest indicator of where you are.

00:14Why are you calling it a mistake? By calling it a mistake, you are convincing yourself that I deserved 72. I got only 12.

00:21On another day, I'll crack 72. You drive rashly. You drive rashly. You meet an accident. Is that a mistake?

00:28Or is that a definite outcome of who you are? If that is a very very definite outcome, a very honest outcome of who you are,

00:38why are you calling it a mistake? It is not a mistake. It is a reflection of yourself.

00:42So stop calling your past mistakes as mistakes or accidents or bad luck. No bad luck.

00:48No accidents, no coincidence, no mistakes. That's the way you were. Whatever happened was bound to happen.

00:55It was unavoidable with you remaining the way you are. That hurts to admit.