Thoughts on mistakes

Looking back on what would be arguably called a social mistake I've noticed more oftan than not when I make similar mistakes it is not due to being unaware. Generally I see potential risks before they play out and ignore the costs in favor of the potential gain and find temporary rewards which do not last long because of the risks I saw and continued dispite the presence of.

Along the same lines of logic I quote a song from Rent, Tango Maureen:

MARK: So you think, might as well...
JOANNE: ...dance a tango to hell
BOTH: "At least I'll have tangoed at all"

Still dancing. And I know the music will eventually stop, but what's to stop me from enjoying it while it lasts?