Sorry
by A lot of people do not realize that apologizing is just as important as saying loving and encouraging words. Experience has taught me that apologizing can be insulting, but it’s not supposed to be.
Apologizing is supposed to be like dabbing healing balm on a wound caused by a broken relationship.
It’s supposed to be soothing, reassuring restoration of what was once beautiful and pure.
It signals a fresh start, promising another chance to trust and be trusted, to love and be loved, to cherish and be cherished, to care and be cared for.
“Sorry” is more than a 5-letter-word.
It could mean 5 more years of friendship, peace, joy, and hope.
It could mean 5 more friends gained, either old or new.
It could mean 5 more lessons learned that no other experience would have taught.
So the next time you apologize, please be sincerely sincere.
You won’t just be saying a short word; you’ll also be changing lives (yours and other people’s) for the long term.
Don’t let your apology be an insult.
It’s not supposed to be.
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On May 26, 2009 at 10:12 pm
Apologizing can be easy or hard depending upon the situation. But we must apologize to keep peace and unity in a relationship.
Great article!
Faith Blues
On July 19, 2009 at 9:03 am
It’s a sweet article you have there
My humble thoughts:
“Sorry” is more than a 5-letter-word.”
It’s true but sometimes it’s not enough. Some people require more than ‘I’m sorry’ before they’re open to extend forgiveness. Maybe they want to hear something like this “I truly feel bad the way I treated you just now and I want to apologize” or “I promise that I would not repeat this mistake and I appreciate it if you could keep me accountable from now on less I do it again.”
Cheers!
Faith