Why Is a Mistake in Planning Sometimes the Beginning of Repentance?

This source-based Hagut Yosef essay explores the question: Why Is a Mistake in Planning Sometimes the Beginning of Repentance? The canonical Hebrew article develops the theme through Torah sources and reflection on human life. This localized discovery layer preserves the source’s meaning and identity; it does not add new halakhic, historical, psychological, medical, legal, or empirical claims beyond the Hebrew source.