Have I grown?

From the time you enter the world and cry your first, you are faced with a lifelong task ahead of you: to grow. We interact with the world and grow, physically and mentally. Our bodies and minds adapt to life on earth and we grow stronger and more sophisticated.

The growth that is easier to turn a blind eye to is personal growth of the mind. If the natural progression of growth initiated when you were conceived in your mother’s womb is to be continued, then there needs to be mental growth. We are supposed to grow smarter and our lives should show this.

Better and more efficient ways to live our lives should be evident. Yes, mistakes happen, but it should not end there. They must also teach you. A person who fails to learn from mistakes will keep running into the same hurdles, until he learns how to jump, or until they ultimately destroy him.

Checking up on your personal growth is made easier by asking a question: Have I grown?

Look back to your past mistakes. Have you learned something from them? Have you rectified them if it is possible to do so? Can you answer the question above with facts and examples of areas in which you’ve grown? Have you improved your outlook on life? Are you better than you were in the past?

As a guideline, there is a phrase that can help you out. You know you’ve grown when, today, you can achieve the unattainable feats of yesterday. It’s impossible for a newborn baby to walk, but as he or she grows and tries, it gradually becomes more possible.