When I started using pen in my primary school, and I made a mistake, I would try hard to erase it before submitting to my teacher.

Sometimes, I use chalk to clean my mistake but it later re-appeared.
So I began to use saliva, it worked, but only to leave holes in my books.
My teachers then used to beat me for being outrageously dirty. But all I tried to do was to cover my error.

One day, a kind hearted teacher who loved me so much called me aside and he said, " Anytime you make a mistake, just cross it and move on" .
He said further " Trying to erase your mistakes would only damage your book to nothing.
I told him in protest that I don't want people to see my mistake.
My loving teacher laughed and said " Trying to erase your mistake will make more people know about your mess and the stigma is for life".

Have you made some mistakes in life? Cross it over and move on.
Don't expose yourself as a result of trying to cover your mistakes.
Better things are ahead of you.
Strike your 2017 mistakes and move into 2018 with a fresh note.

I just love the OP. Absolutely brilliant.

Let me share my biggest mistake in 2017 with you all.
I realized that my biggest baddest mistake was answering sly Atheist/agnostic questions and topics on God, bible, Jesus, Quran and so on.
I found that most of those so-called religious topics are hoaxes written by cruel atheists/agnostics,etc.

Now it is clear to all that over the past 20yrs, tons of scientifically verifiable evidence of mind-blowing miracles and demonic deliverance as recorded in the Holy Gospels, flooded the world. Even Medical Doctors are flocking for healings were science has failed. They fail a lot as we have seen.

Christians have the power. Dont let Satanic atheist trash you faith in the one and only creator God and Jesus.

Thanks you so much, I was nice of you shearing such information with us