Saying "Sorry" The Right Way
Sorry is a five-letter word that can heal, save and restore.
Saying "sorry" at the right time is very important for a peaceful cohabitation with other people. Saying "I am sorry", should be very easy, but pride and arrogance would not allow some people do that. If you have the virtue of easily saying "sorry", then you are on the pathway of creating a pleasing personality for yourself. Also, it will save you from a lot of problems.
However, saying "sorry" is not enough. I once had a friend who has the habit of being intentionally wicked. When he does something wrong and I complain, he would say he is sorry but would not try to make right the wrongs he did. As a matter of fact, he continues with whatever it was he was doing wrong.
Saying sorry involves; apologizing, accepting you were wrong, then correcting or making up for your mistakes.
For instance, if someone is angry at you because you did not do what you promised them you'll do, the best way to apologize is to accept you have done wrong, say sorry, then do what you were supposed to do. A lot of people stop the apology process at saying sorry. Saying sorry is not enough. You have to correct the problem or mistakes. That is the ONLY truthful way to prove you are sorry.
Watch out for those who would say "sorry", but will not make any attempt to make better what they did wrong. Most are manipulators. They know exactly what they are doing. They already planned the "sorry" ahead of time even before they did what they did. They said sorry only because they do not want you to understand what their true intentions are.
I hope I have been able to help you understand how to say "sorry" the right way and also protect yourself from manipulators who use sorry to cover up their insincere motives.
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Thanks @ogoowinner firstly i want to appreciate your way of writing you pour out your heart when writing a post like you are real ,you are yourself most of us here write to please the readers not us ending up loosing our innerbeings but just flowing with the rivers ... Truly asking for forgivenesss without change shows you take the person for granted but you are saying sorry just to keep the relationship .it is always good to have a repentant heart
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A wonderful post and a touching story. You write very nicely posts, they come from the depths of your soul. There are also people who do not even consider it necessary to apologize, they do not even get to realize that they are offensive to the depth of the soul by their words or actions. this is even bolneye.Hotya I am stronger than these people and I think that the Almighty will judge them for their cruelty and resentment. GOOD FOR YOU AND GOOD AND PATIENCE !!!
Thank you very much @alla-kopica. Karma awaits them when they feel too proud to apologize.
I am sorry, three words that have saved a lot of relationship and friendship. It should however be done genuinely from the heart, accepting ones wrong and making necessary corrections as you've said not using the word anyhow. Wonderful post, a lot of people need to learn from this. Thanks for sharing
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Maybe they are politicians too.
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Is not forgiveness more noble than the apologizer?
Forgiveness doesn't mean foolishness. Forgive because you choose to do so, not because someone is being manipulative.
Forgive, give the opportunity to change for the better.
I hope more Nigerians will see it from this angle of yours, most people see saying I am sorry as a big deal. Whereas, sorry create more bond, allow your to free your mind of things.
Thank you for expressing what should be done left to us.
But, i am not sorry for loving your post grin
Most people don't really know the implications of being sorry. Sorry means being sober for a wrong done. Sorry is an action word it means it has to have a deep sense of sincerity. This little five letter words have destroyed and also mended many relationships. Thanks @ogooowinner I love your posts
sorry a small word but plays a huge important role in everyone's life :)
I'm sorry I never told you how much I love you @ogoowinner. Lol. That's another side to sorry I believe. You nailed it. Thank you for the great article.
Saying sorry and making amends is really the way to go, unfortunately some folks take themselves too serious to the extent they can't say sorry. Manipulators are worse off because there is no sickening feeling like being taking for granted. Above all we must learn to forgive and a wise man once told me ' no matter the hurt, no matter what your enemy must have done, you deserve to be happy, you deserve peace, you deserve that loving relationship with your maker. There is no way we can have all of these if we do not let go or forgive.