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What is the easiest thing to make in this world? A mistake.


I am not perfect, you are not perfect, and the person nearest to you is not perfect, not in the slightest. Even those we highly esteem in our present day and age, as well as the saints of the past, have had their fair share of errors, marked by flawed thinking and actions. For one to be fully assured they are correct, they must first been wrong. If not, then it is nothing more than a baseless assumption.

Humans are not born instinctual compared to other living things on Earth, and our knowledge is gathered through experience, from our own interactions with the world, and from the lessons taught to us by others. With that being said, it is easy for us to have a different perspective of the world, which might not be fully agreed to by others, due to us being unique individuals with varying upbringings, interests, values, personalities, and quirks that make us the captivating individuals that we are. What makes sense to you is nonsense to your peer, and vice versa.

I find myself in this present day and age facing a large amount of friction when it comes to making mistakes. It almost feels a lot more damning than it should be, and I believe it is because of the world that we are allowing to take shape. A world of impossible perfection, a Cancel Culture world. A world dictated by hypocrites who decorate themselves as virtuous, but have a backlog of mistakes, just like you and me. You’ve seen it happen plenty of times: a person does or says something wrong, and then has their entire future ruined. Completely blacklisted from opportunities by employers who don’t want to seem like they are morally failing by hiring such a twisted, immoral person.

I see the purpose behind Cancel Culture, and while I understand accountability is essential, I also see that the same rigid structures created in an act of love and concern, foster a world where we can’t even be accepting of ourselves because we inevitably fail to meet the mark. I do not condone hate, I do not condone irresponsibility, but what I do condone is forgiveness. I condone a world where mistakes happen, but they are learned from and used as fuel for growth. There has only been one perfect person in existence, Jesus Christ, who, despite his perfection, the world still condemned and sent to die a brutal death. But even the most perfect person to ever exist advocated for forgiveness, because being the creator of all things, knew that perfection is impossible for us to achieve in this life.

If God himself, the maker of everything, is patient, graceful, and forgiving towards us, then I think it wouldn’t be too daunting a task for us to try to carry out. I have spread my fair share of hate, contain a past full of plenty of wrongdoings, and those aspects still occasionally sneak their way out. To completely deny my flaws would be a damaging lie to myself and to others. I’ve learned the power of hate, and I am now learning the power of love. I hope you give yourself and others grace, and do the same.


Matthew 18:21-22
Then Peter came up and said to him, “Lord, how often will my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? As many as seven times?” Jesus said to him, “I do not say to you seven times, but seventy-seven times.