The magic word -"Sorry" So many problems, so much misunderstanding started because of a word. And so many misunderstandings could have been solved with just a word. A powerful word - "Sorry". There's a song the kids in the school I was working a few years back love singing `There are 5 magic words 2x` `There are 5 magic words that I know` `"Please, Excuse me, Sorry, Thank you, Pardon me"` Truly these 5 words are powerful and can have much effect in any conversation, argument or debate. Adding "Please" to a request has many results than asking without it. "Excuse me" can be soothing sometimes and can be annoying, depending on the tone used in saying it. "Thank you" is very powerful, it makes on feel appreciated and they strive to do even more. I will be dwelling on "Sorry" for today. I think that it is very important to say sorry or nice words to anyone we want. Sometimes we are so busy that we don’t have time to express our feelings to them. At the same time, I also know that it is also important to say sorry or be nice to someone after doing something wrong. I think that sometimes we want people to understand us and our problem and understand the reasons why we did something without necessarily apologising. They may understand us and realize the reason why we did something but hearing the word "Sorry" has a good effect in solving a dispute quickly and saves grudges, hates and intention to revenge. Whenever you have done something bad, try to put yourself in their shoes and think about how you would have reacted if somebody has done that thing to you. At the same time, if you tell them the reason why you did what you did, maybe they will understand better. I believe that we sometimes forget about the little things, but those small things mean so much in the end. A nice word or a sorry can prevent a lot of misunderstandings and problems. If you cannot apologize but you do want to avoid creating trouble yourself, then voice your appreciation to your co-workers. Say thank you to your boss and colleagues for their hard work So, think before you speak and be nice to everyone. Do you have any idea why some people get angry and upset so easily? Some of them are actually living with anger management problems, or they simply have a weird habit of finding faults with others or they behave that they don't have time for things others care about. Most hate to be the one apologising, hence the constant anger and victim playing scheme. Learning to apologise when wrong will help you a lot. It makes you a better person. Your words will be more effective, your relationships will improve and you'll feel better about yourself. Human beings are hard-wired for speaking. We use it so much that we sometimes forget how powerful our words are. The things we say affect not only other people but also ourselves. That's why it's important to speak up properly and not just for the sake of being heard but also for the sake of being understood properly while at the same time they do not hurt our reputation when spoken. "You may not realize it, but you have the power to change lives. Every single word we say can either lift someone up or bring someone down. We can either hurt or heal with our words." The next time you get the chance, try speaking a few nice words to someone and see how it makes them feel. You may be surprised by the results. There's a limit to this though: - constant apology, even when you're not wrong might lead to you being taken for granted. -Apologising always without changing will someday lead to the word "Sorry" losing its meaning when next you say it. Remember to always say "Sorry" when wrong, not only that, try as much as possible not to allow the event to repeat itself. Thanks for Reading!🙏💚🤲
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This article made me remember the song that our teacher use to teach us in primary school
This topic cannot be overemphasized, it's really important to learn how to say sorry... I even think you've written an article on it before and it's as good as this... Keep it up
" sorry" saves a lot of troubles. Once we say sorry, that thing we are sorry for should not be repeated. Well done 👍
Indeed, it is a powerful word coz it will ease the pain you caused to a person but once you did the same mistake again to the same person then yes, you lost its power.
You are right that they are powerful words but they are more powerful if we mean them at saying.
Well said!!the word sorry can resolve the anger in people's mind,we should always try to say "sorry"whenever we are wrong.
I agreed with all you wrote here valour.
Asking for apologies doesn't mean that you lose but it means you are lowering your pride in order to resolve the conflicts that you involve. The only reason why people doesn't want to say sorry is due to their pride, they don't want tocaccept their mistakes that's why they tends to act like they are strong and doesn't want to accept defeat. Well, those kind of people can we are those ignorant and feeling smart.
People clearly need to understand that that word might not fix the problems but it surely fixes a broken heart
I feel I could be a victim to this too… there’s more gain saying sorry even when no harm is done.. than not saying anything at all.. sorry as a word can go a long way, to stop every thing that could come and that’s only the bad and negative things
Like me, i'm usually saying sorry even when i'm right cos i feel it is the word used for solving problems
correct many people abusing the word sorry, they are taking for granted using it after offending some.
The person who uses these words, I think, has a strong, positive and complete personality, and while those who find it difficult to use these words, I think they are arrogant and selfish people, and by not using these words, they make people away from themselves...
Sorry, but keep on repeating the same mistakes. Sorry, but never change. Sorry but not sorry. Gez! I totally relate to this one.
In a country as Nigeria when everyone is upset by the way the country is, normally before we ask someone for direction or help, we usually start with “excuse me, abeg no vex” before any other word follow. 😅
This reminded me of the Chinese series version of F4, the main character once said, "if we always say sorry after making mistakes, why are their police officers!" (Not exact words buy something like that) I guess he meant the usage of imposing the law when we can just say sorry after making mistakes or crimes, lol. But for me, sorry is too important and not everyone can say it sincerely. Some don't even want to utter that word after making a mistake to someone. They don't understand how powerful it is.
I agree with you, these are truly powerful words,which can have deep impact on the hearer, and our hundreds of problems can be solved with just few words. So everyone should make their habit to use these words in their speech.
Having the ability to say sorry and understand the situation is such a great thing I mean sincerely. Not everyone could do it for they're eaten by their pride. Saying sorry doesn't make you less or that you already lose that just means you understand the situation and you don't want it to become big
Can't forget that song lol! Sorry is a magical world, lots of broken relationship could have survived with it. But I feel people usually think when they say sorry, the person it is being aimed at will feel special and they don't want that so they would rather not say it.
Words plays a vital role and has an enormous impact on our lives. They can acts as honey or poison it's up to us how we use them. The word 'Sorry' can't belittle our good personality it only belittles our pride, ego and anger. Saying sorry after making some mistakes is okay but we have to be more careful and try no to make the same mistakes again.
Even in our normal day to day activities, those five magic words are very important, especially when you're married, you gat to keep those words very close to your heart to avoid little issues that might want to turn big
Nice write up my friend... But it's someone's hard to be nice especially when you're in a country like mine... There a saying that a hungry man is an angry man... God help us...
the thing is the world have have been even a better place if we imbibe the attitude of sorry, even if we are not the one that caused it, just the word sorry, has caused many home to break, many friendship dissolved, love being shattered.
Saying sorry goes a long way. This morning I was so mad at my brother but the moment he said sorry, my heart just melted
Saying sorry with much of sincerity 😁
Yeah it's better to show sympathy on others. Because human beings really loves kindness
We shouldn't let pride stop us from doing the right thing, apologizing is key especially when you are wrong.