This is a word, which we use lavishly. We utilize it daily ourselves or at least listen someone uttering it. But most of the people say it without having thorough concept behind the word. Let us know what should be behind saying sorry. If saying sorry is minus concept, it is then mere waste of word.
First conception behind it is that a person is regretful and feels bad upon what he did. His inner human is blaming him of what he committed. He is not able to face himself and help him saying sorry to a person affected. He experiences in him sense of guilt and offence. To satisfy that sense he says sorry.
Second is his determination not to repeat the mistake. He resolves and makes deal with himself not to do that again. If he does not have such determination, his words are useless.
Third is he goes to the person affected, faces him and apologizes for his mistake. This is the most difficult thing in the world. Here he kills his ego and submits himself to the other one.
Fourth one is he repairs and compensates of damage and injuries he made.
If one says that word with these concepts behind, he is truthful in his word. Otherwise his sorry is hollow.
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Thanks Anele for your correction and comment. Thanks to DIMAS, Samia, July, femina for passing by and leaving comments.
For the correction:
** We utilize it daily to ourselves or at least listen someone uttering utter it.
** But most of the people say it without having a thorough concept behind of the word.
** If saying sorry is minus is/has a negative concept, it is then a mere waste of word.
** The first conception behind it concept is that a person is regretful and feels bad upon for what he did.
The second is, the third is, the fourth is..... (follow this series because we begin the sentence with "The first .....") This way, consistency is attained.
Sometimes, saying sorry to someone is done in order to fix a relationship even though there's nothing to be sorry about. Such a small word but can save a lot. It's like shallowing someone's pride just to mend up things.
This is a good topic, Shahab.
Thanks Anah.
Thanks a lot for such a beautiful blog. Once you realize the meaning of Sorry you would never ever try to repeat the same mistake again, but only if you have realized it by heart.
:)