In our later years we should never ask, “Why did I commit this mistake?” The right question is, “Have I learned from this mistake?” It is the splendid capacity of the human being to learn from mistakes, and therefore the second half of life can be even more beautiful than the first. During the first half of life we learn how to live. We make many mistakes, just as I have done, but in the second half of life we have wisdom and can travel towards nirvana swiftly.
