Admit it we all make mistakes. Sometimes these are foolish and other times we take very calculated steps but they turn out to be not so good decision .Whatever the situation I feel that sometimes it's good to make mistakes. Have you ever thought what will happen if nothing goes wrong in life . If all things keep going smoothly then how dull life will become. When musicians compose music they use high notes and low notes to make it interesting . Smart orators use pitch variation in their speeches to get constant attention of listener. There are ups and downs everywhere in the world whatever example we take . Stock markets are cyclical. There is not always a bull market. At the end of bear market there is always a very long bull market.
Recently I made a mistake that made me realize how it improved my life when I dissected it more . One fine evening I was trying to take out my car from garage but the rear door behind the front passenger seat was fully open and while backing up it stuck the drywall on the right side. I heard a loud thunder and when I looked back there was a large crack in the wall . Also there was big black spot near the garage door.
I was tired from the day trip to mountains and was going to purchase some groceries and food .I had already driven for more than 5 hours that day and I didn't have any energy to deal with this situation. As soon as I hit the garage wall I felt horrible . I didn't want to see it at all. It was looking so bad .I started cursing myself for being so reckless. It was in the night at around 7 PM and I couldn't do anything about this situation. So I tried not to think about it and carry on with what I was doing for the time being. I went to the market and bought food and groceries from the market . Then I went ahead and got my car washed. Called up my wife and asked if she needs something from the market.
After an hour I reached back home and looked at the crack again . It was a straight line and was about 1/4 inches deep . I have a new house any small issue that comes up is painful.
I started searching on the internet for some solution . After looking at several videos and blogs I found a home depot video that tells exactly what to do to fix the issue.
Based on that video I made a list of the things on my phone that I need to buy next morning to fix the drywall myself . Next morning the first thing after waking up I did was that I went to home Depot and bought the items I had made list of.
As soon as I was checking out at Home Depot I heard from the customer service that there is an offer going . If I apply for the Home depot Credit card today then all the items I purchased will be free .I was happy to hear that. I could wait for 5 mins and get the things for free. This blessing came out of nowhere so I went a head and applied for the card .
It was blessing in disguise for me. For me the following are the takeaways from this mistake I made inadvertently .
1. Learned new skill. I was able to fix the drywall and also painted the rest of the walls in the garage that had marks.
2. Now I know how to fix the nail holes and other marks in the wall. This may seem like a small thing but I didn't know what to do about those.
3. God has his own plans . I didn't want to go to the Home Depot next day but when I went there all the items I purchased were free of cost because of offer they were giving due to new year.
4. Look for positive for whatever happens in life. If you win be grateful to what you received and if you loose you will learn something new that will help you win next time.
Hope my experience will help you also to look at the brighter side of the things.
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