The Regretted Fall by Nia Hafezamini

I believe that life is too short to be careless.

I first realized this at the age of ten. Just like any other school day, I had gymnastics. Hours of it. But then everything changed. I broke my arm.

In the most careless way possible, flipping off my bed getting caught up in the moment. I slammed onto the floor and heard a snap. Immediately after falling, all I could think about was how inattentive I was to just flip without looking around to see if I had the room to flip.

Sitting there in pain, I continued to think about the mistake. Thoughts after thoughts.

If I would have taken the time to assess what I was doing I wouldn't be in this situation.

All my thoughts were negative. Minutes felt like hours. All because of one mindless mistake.

Thinking back on this obstacle in my life, I realized that you only have one life; and you should live it in caution. We are unable to take back time so why waste it on a careless mistake with a life full of regrets.

People often take advantage of the good not thinking that something bad could happen any second. We tend to complain daily. This pushes us away from the reality of life and the importance of being grateful.