Part of being a human being is learning
from our mistakes. It is a natural
process
that we all
experience at various periods of our lives.
For instance, throughout the
process of
learning how to solve mathematics problems, the only method is to practice
solving the
problems. During this process of solving
the problems, it is only natural to
make
mistakes. By comparison, in life in
general, the only way to learn to become a
better person is
by correcting the mistakes that were previously
experienced. During the
past eighteen
years, I have learned many lessons as a result of primarily making mistakes.
My mother always
told me to obey the speed limit because one day I will unexpectedly
have to pay the
price. Not only could I kill myself by
speeding, I could kill other
innocent people
that could have been involved. Moreover,
not only did I not comply
with the speed
limit, I did not obey my mother.
Unfortunately, I learned my lesson one
gloomy day when I
got caught for speeding on a city street by a police officer.
It was the typical setting to be accused
for a driving offense. The clouds were
gray, the roads
were slick due to a recent rainfall and there was not many cars on the road
encouraging me to
drive faster. I had just gone through a
yellow light at a major
intersection and
when I looked straight ahead, there was not a car in sight. Due to the
fact that the
road was "all mine", I was encouraged to travel twenty-five
kilometers over
the speed
limit. Admittedly, I almost heard my
mother telling me to slow down. After
my increase in
velocity, I noticed I was approaching a
downhill. Since I was driving
downhill, I was
forced to pick up speed and I reached approximately 100 km/h. When I
reached the level
road again, I was able to see the road ahead.
To my surprise, I noticed
an old, rotten
car parked on the shoulder of the road and a person wearing a hat getting
out of it. As I drew nearer, I noticed that it was a
police officer directing me to stop the
car and park on
the shoulder of the road. I
automatically remembered my mother
warning me to
obey the speed limit or else I will be captured when I least expect it.
Nevertheless, I
saw the officer stand near my door and so I rolled down my window. He
first asked me
for my license and registration of the car.
I timidly handed them to him.
He told me that
he caught me speeding at a speed of 105 km/h on a city street with a
speed limit of 60
km/h. He presented me a ticket with a
value of $110.00 for speeding
on a city
street. He also told me that I must
attend a court hearing because speeding is
considered a
serious driving offense. He told me to
be careful on the roads because if I
was caught again
in the next six months, I would have my license suspended. Therefore,
I would have to
admit that I learned my lesson dearly because after that unexpected
incident and
until this day, I comply with the rules of the road.
In short, I never thought I would be
caught for speeding but, I must admit, getting
caught by a
police officer taught me a significant lesson.
Not only could I have killed
myself, but most
importantly, I could have killed innocent lives. Hence, after I made this
mistake I
understand why my mother always told me not to excel the speed limit. Thus,
committing this
mistake was only natural in the process of learning a lesson for a human
being like me.
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