Mistakes

I'll make this one short and sweet. Mistakes are overrated. Everyone always talks about how you have to live and make mistakes. Why? Why are we supposed to make mistakes? How does that validate your life? What's wrong with living life without making any mistakes? Yes, we all make mistakes. But isn't the point to make as few mistakes as possible? Why do you have to try something to know you don't like it or to know it's bad for you? We're not talking about sushi here. I'm not saying you shouldn't try new foods. But I'm not about to wear burlap to find out whether or not it's uncomfortable and ugly--I know it's uncomfortable and ugly. For instance, not trying drugs does not make you a less person; it makes you a person who is smarter to begin with. Not wearing some trendy piece of crap does not make you less stylish or less in the know, it makes you a true understander of fashion and of yourself. You get the picture. Making mistakes is overrated.