I've just found out I've been wrong about something for my whole life.?

Question

For details see the "Joan Jett wrecking machine" question I asked just now. Do you have something you were wrong about for your whole life and then put right?

Answer 1

My friend used to sing "Hebrides" whenever shalamars "There it is" used to be played,i never had the heart to tell her the real words.

Answer 2

Brace yourself! This may not be the only thing you were wrong about! Many of us think that we have all the facts on any given subject, and later find that we didn't. It's that simple. We are human beings shaped by experiences and the environments that we grow in. It's OK to be wrong and really OK to be able to admit it -- humility is a wonderful quality. Having knowledge that you were wrong can be an incredible opportunity to be re-born; a chance to know and experience your new reality with a new perspective.

Forgive yourself if you are feeling bad about your misconception -- and be grateful for you new knowledge. Be aware that you may be wrong about other things too and be prepared to re-assess your life given your new knowledge. It's all part of the life process.

Answer 3

They way we perceive things as children differs greatly ( for some things -other things we get right only as children)from the awareness of maturity.
When we are able to time travel to a root of a memory or belief, we are able to truly re-write our history.
I use this to understand myself and others regularly.
An immensely powerful meditation (when personal energy allows) is to ask the universe GOD for memories that need this kind of healing.
If one quiets them self it is possible to revisit the disruptive or relevant times in order to remove stumbling blocks of personal growth.
Some of the issues I have faced with this philosophy are feelings of foolishness, guilt, embarrassment, 'stupidity'.
Other empowering realizations found with traveling back are those of purity, wholeness, wisdom, maturity, and love( even as a child)
So many things can be healed if we face them and accept change NOW.

Answer 4

yea, loads of things. I'll probably get loads of things wrong in the future too, but so what: "that's life". put it right? not always, somethings are best left as they are, for right or wrong. occasionally I've tried to put things right but only found I've been digging a deeper hole for myself.
originally i trained as a carpenter/joiner and my teacher always used to say: " a man who hasn't made a mistake is a man who's made nothing at all, so don't worry about it". wise man!

Answer 5

sure we all do otherwise we wouldn't be human...

by the way its very easy in a song with background music to mistake 'wrecking' for 'record'...although wrecking would have been a good choice too

Answer 6

I will butcher a song in a second. My husband laughs at me everytime he hears me do it.

All you can do is accept your mistake and move forward. Eventually you will laugh at it. As Steve Miller says "Big old jet had a light on don't take me too far away."

Answer 7

Sounds like a non-believer discovering God is real! Some people realize this on their death beds. Others are fortunate enough to discover this early enough in life to have made a difference.

Answer 8

One of my coworkers (in his mid thirties) believed ever since he was a kid, that penguins can grow up to eight feet tall. He was devestated when I told him they didn't, and then showed him on the 'net.

Answer 9

Welcome to your first step toward adulthood. There will be many more. There is a saying that goes something like: Fanatics are always certain of their views, where as a mature person admits to doubts.

Answer 10

Yeah it turns out K.D Lang wasn`t singing "can`t stand gravy"