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Graceful Acceptance: Embracing Human Error

Human error is generally inevitable in various aspects of life, including jobs, sports, and other areas, despite efforts to minimize and mitigate mistakes.

That’s something to be mindful of when interacting with people. Someone’s words or actions that seem negative or hurtful could potentially stem from a lack of awareness or understanding rather than intentional malice.

We should have a sense of understanding and patience—know that we all make errors, regardless of the situation. Give others grace and don’t be too hard on them for mistakes or perceived wrongdoings.

Perhaps that McDonald’s worker is a great employee who accidentally messed up your order; there’s no need to get overly upset about it. In football, players are evaluated every play, and sometimes missed assignments are explainable or simply human errors. A good coach understands this and keeps it in mind when coaching players.

While there are certain things we should not tolerate as “fatal errors,” which may be irreparable, many times it’s just simple human errors that occur in various situations, tasks, or relationships.

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