Can we really make a mistake?
I recently filled out a survey that asked me whether I felt that I deserved to suffer a consequence for making a mistake. That made me think. What is a mistake? What is a consequence? I feel that I make mistakes every day -- I might do my errands in the wrong order; I may be late to pick up my kids; I might choose the wrong shoes for the circumstances. I say something I wish I hadn't said; I miss a deadline. Intrigued, I looked up "mistake" and "consequence" in the Merri
