The Restorative Power Of 'I'm Sorry'
"I am sorry," a short but mighty sentence!
Do you know how many people have lost real good relationships because they neglected the restorative, healing and remedial power of "I am sorry." That single word is therapeutic. A single word 'sorry' one says can stop a war, and prevent millions of men, women including children
from catastrophic destruction. It can mend a broken soul. It can heal a bleeding heart It can calm an angry mind.
Already the world is in a whole lot of mess. But unfortunately it doesn't work that way in our world today. We all want to be seen as woke.
You can definitely agree with me that most, if not all of the troubles in most homes and relationships with peers or lovers are intensified because wives are too big to say "I am sorry" to their husbands/ men and you can trust the ego of husbands in saying the same to their wives.
Like I earlier said, it is attributed to all forms of human relationship. Severally, we've seen quarrels between friends linger because none of the parties involved wants to say three therapeutic words "I am sorry."
Each says or asks, why should I be the first to say "I am sorry?" He or she would beat his or her chest and utter the ego phrase, "a whole me!"
It is sad that humanity finds it easy to unleash curses at fellow humans. Our society sees you as stronger or smarter at talking down or unleashing wrath on fellow humans than saying "I am sorry". Welcome to the world where people refer to a person who says "I am sorry" in a midst of a rift as a "weaker sex": one who is not man enough; one who is foolish.
"'I'm sorry "is a hard nut to crack while curses are easily unleashed.
We all are victims of this discussion. We all in one way or the other have lost valuable assets, money and even lives because of this cheap and affordable sentence "I am sorry". Which simply cost only a breath of speech. And takes a second if not millisecond.
Imagine how domestic violence will be less pronounced in our world? If couples can simply understand the efficacy of I am sorry.
If husbands can say it to their wives and even children whenever they're wrong. If wives and children can reciprocate the same gesture and life goes on fine.
Even if what you did was unintended, it is a good practice to apologize if anything you did hurt someone else. This is due to the fact that saying "I'm sorry" invites dialogue, which enables you to get back in touch with the individual who was offended.
So when you've done anything wrong, you need to say sorry. You should say sorry when you make a mistake or when you hurt someone.
Additionally, it gives you the chance to apologize for hurting them, demonstrating your genuine concern for their feelings.
It is an act of taking accountability of your actions. It shows that you accept responsibility, you recognize that you've caused them pain and suffering, and you're committed to improving going forward.
We need to cultivate a habit of saying "I am sorry". It might be difficult but it is easily affordable. If only we can learn how to say "I AM SORRY" even if we are right.
My dad always says "saying I'm sorry first doesn't make you foolish or weak rather it shows you're smarter to avoid unnecessary drama"