Is condemnation right or wrong?

How could I have been so (a) stupid! (b) careless! (c) thoughtless! (d) all of these!

Have you ever wrestled with this self-recriminating multiple-choice accusation? I have—more than once.

I remember one incident in particular. While closing an overhead garage door late one evening, I caught my hand between two of the door panels. In my effort to jerk the hand free before the door closed completely, I lacerated the index finger.

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