Necessary mistakes

I finally finally caught the last few episodes of 'Sex and the City'. It boiled down to the main character Carrie following her Russian lover to Paris despite all the misgivings and warnings of her friends.

But as I watched the plot unfold, I realised that there was only one choice - she had to go to Paris, or else she would always be wondering if she had missed the chance of a lifetime.

As it turned out, Paris was a disaster.

But a necessary mistake.

I've been wondering why my (insatiable) curiosity and (fatal) optimism have been getting me into so much trouble.

But perhaps they've been necessary mistakes.

Or perhaps I'm just cooking up another pretty excuse for my foolhardiness.

Sigh.