I'm scared, aren't you?

Life's scary. The past especially.
Making mistakes.
The two make an incredibly horrifying combination. Wouldn't you agree?
That is easily what frightens me the most. PAST MISTAKES. I can't take them back, undo them, retract them, redo them, withdraw them, have a sudden change of heart and take it all back. What's done is done and what's said is said. Permanence is a frightening concept.

There's something out there that you've done or said, and no matter what you do, no matter the extents you've gone to right your wrong, it won't be forgotten. It won't be forgotten by you. It won't be forgotten by who you told. It certainly won't be forgotten by who you wronged. It's permanent. That mistake will be forever etched in your memory. Engraved in your soul, or more importantly your heart.

Emotions flood the word mistake.
Regret,
Remorse,
Guilt,
Emptiness,
Hesitation.

It's only human, I mean, how could it be humanly possible to not feel but a few of these things when you've made a life altering mistake?

Because of the unchangeable, there are few things you can do with past mistakes. The most important moral of a mistake is the lesson that accompanies it. Take it, learn from it and don't ever hesitate to incorporate the lesson learned. Ever. Few things hurt more than making the same mistake twice.

That, my friend, is what scares me.