APOLOGIES CAN WORK WONDERS
Hi, friends! How are you doing today/tonight? Trusting you are fine, I want to air out my views on apology, it's importance, who to apologize and when to apologize.
It's Importance
Telling someone 'I'm sorry' can end a life long argument and malice. For instance, you mistakenly matched someone's feet while rushing to buy things at the busy street. Now, it could be justified that someone matched you the other day and to you it's not a big deal. What isn't a big deal to you might be a giant deal to the other person, just say I'm sorry.
Now, it requires humility to say the words 'I'm sorry'. As long as you believe you are right, you will not apologize. Come to think of it! Do we really have the right to cause people any pain? The only right we have is to take care of people around us. So, the wise thing to do when your attitude wasn't caring enough is to apologize. Don't allow people bear grudges against you. Don't bend on having your way. Avoid the trouble, just say 'sorry'.
Who to Apologize
Everyone owes apology to anyone they ever offended. Some times we think we are too big to apologize because our status in society is higher than that of people we offended. That mindset is governed by pride and it only lead to a fall. No matter who we offended, we must apologize. At times we offend our employees, drivers, spouse, leaders,etc. Everyone deserve our respect and apology. Don't hold it back, for the future is very unpredictable. We might miss opportunity in future because we refused to say I'm sorry to someone we felt not worthy to be regarded. We reduce people's trust of our integrity when we refuse to apologize. Most times, people mark us as arrogant because we refused to accept our faults. So many people don't feel save with people that can't say I'm sorry. I must tell you, those words 'I'm sorry' are magical words. It can even make a pretender to look truthful.
When to Apologize
Immediately we commit any offense, we should apologize. This is because, if we don't, we cause pains from that moment till we apologize. Supposed you offended someone in 2016 and till now you haven't gone back to apologize, that person might still live in that pain till now. So, it's wrong to allow moments pass before apologizing. Who have you offended since you joined Steemit? You can write a simple apology now.
Steem on, guys!
Even if you are at fault, its very mature if you apologize first.
This is so true, thank you for that :)
You are welcome
Thanks for your Post @greatness96 ,
I appreciate your views on apologizing. To me I have never had a problem doing it. I guess maybe it's my humility, I don't know. But lately I have been very disappointed as we have a Leader named Donald Trump here in the US who cannot say sorry or apologize at all. He even says people should NEVER apologize. Very sad :(
Btw, Following you now :)
It's really pathetic. I saw the news. We are yet to have humble leaders, even in Nigeria we have a dictator.
It's not easy to say I'm sorry but that's the best antidote to every quarrel or disagreement we find ourselves.
You are very correct. Apologizing to people actually shows emotional maturity
This is a great and informative article. All of your points about Apologize are really good and true.
I really appreciate your suggestions that you have provided in your article about apology.
Thanks for writing this amazing article.
You are welcome. I'm very glad you like it.
Some it's too hard to admit their wrongs and hence won't even say 'sorry ' wondering if it will take anything from them.
Thanks for this insight
You are welcome, bro
Very true, taking a small moment of your time to apologize when you were offensive to someone, can change someone's attitude towards you completely :)
You can say that again,bro. It's really amazing how two words can change a whole situation to the better.
I agreed with you
Act of apology never let you down
Thanks a lot for your support
hmm am sorry just five letters word. Which can destroy and at the same time repair
You are very correct. It's simple enough to use
believe me, some still say am sorry, it it will be obvious that they are not. Let our am sorry be from a sincere and genuine heart
Apology will surely work wonders if we can imbibe that spirit. Unfortunately, it is lacking and that is t he cause of war and violence
Sure. It's something we must always do to bring peace
Apology is a peace maker. Unfortunately not mane are humble enough to use it.
You are right, beloved