Why do we apologize when we are in the wrong?
I have noticed that the word "sorry" seems to be always at the tip of my tongue which, like an eraser, can absolve me of any wrongdoing. Its almost as if saying that I am "sorry" gives me a get out of jail card that absolves me of any wrongdoing especially without the need for remorse.
It seems to me that if one were truly repentant the best medicine would be to ruminate about what really went wrong (was my action prompted by me putting my own selfish needs before the others?) and act on the insight by resolving to never commit the mistake again. All this could and should be done without a single word being said.
Yet, we feel compelled to say the word "sorry" and then forget all about it.
It is worth thinking about.
I have noticed that the word "sorry" seems to be always at the tip of my tongue which, like an eraser, can absolve me of any wrongdoing. Its almost as if saying that I am "sorry" gives me a get out of jail card that absolves me of any wrongdoing especially without the need for remorse.
It seems to me that if one were truly repentant the best medicine would be to ruminate about what really went wrong (was my action prompted by me putting my own selfish needs before the others?) and act on the insight by resolving to never commit the mistake again. All this could and should be done without a single word being said.
Yet, we feel compelled to say the word "sorry" and then forget all about it.
It is worth thinking about.