On Learning to Do Better

I walk down the street.
There is a hole.
I don't see it.
I fall in.
It isn't my fault.
It takes a very long time to get out.

I walk down the same street.
There is still a deep hole.
I pretend not to see it.
I fall in.
I pretend it's still not my fault.
It takes a long time to get out.

I walk down the same street.
There is still the same deep hole.
I see it.
I fall in anyway.
It's a habit.
I get out quicker this time.

I walk down the same street.
There is a deep hole.
I see it.
I walk around it.
I don't fall in.

I walk down a different street.

-- Portia Nelson

Sometimes we feel like we are walking down the wrong street.  Or that we can't avoid walking in the hole that is in front of us, even though there may be other parts of the street where the hole is not.  We just keep walking, hoping somehow we will not make the same mistakes again.  And yet, if we don't learn the lesson of taking a turn, or walking down a different street, the hole seems unavoidable.

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