Saying “I am sorry” won’t kill you.

Good day to you all my tutors and learners here on hive.

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I remain this humble soul who is always ready to appreciate my existence on the surface, once we realize that staying alive is never by our power or might then we know that all we have to do in life is to thank God for his mercy and grace over us.

There are a lot of people that are always too proud of themselves. They find it hard to feel sorry or even sympathize with people no matter their condition. Their heart is so strong to the extent that they don’t even care whatever happens or the outcome of their action.

There are some words that if you say them won’t hurt your pride or belittle your status, rather they would even add to your honor and make people respect you for who you are.

Saying words like “I am sorry” “thank you” and “please”. These words are just so cool to use.

You might feel so sorry, but expressing it is what matters most. There are situations where saying sorry is not necessary because it might just give it another meaning at the receiver's end.

There are times when saying sorry might feel like you are mocking them. So most of the time it’s best to use those words at the right time. For example, for someone who fell and got injured, feeling sorry and uttering the word “sorry” at that moment is the right thing to do.

In a situation where you also wronged someone and you knew you were at fault for what happened, it’s best to say “you are sorry” and let things go on as normal. But when someone is in pain or probably got their feelings hurt, then you come around and laugh 😂 while saying “sorry”. Then you are not feeling sorry but just trying to mock such a person.

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This would take me straight to the prompt for week 53 edition 1 on the hive learners community and the topic to be discussed is I’M SORRY.

I am a little soft-hearted when it comes to getting emotional. I feel sorry many times even when I am wronged. I prefer to apologize first and make peace.

Sometime last year I was in a business with someone, we are not so close, we didn't know each other before. So I don’t know who he truly is and what kind of character he portrays. But I believe we should be able to get along with each other since we are both mature.

My thoughts were wrong because I judged him by looking alone. A few weeks into the business I realized this guy started showing me some kind of attitude that I didn’t expect from him. I called him personally and asked him what I have done wrong. He didn’t even answer me.

I was confused by his actions and went to him again. This time around I went to apologize to him.

“I am sorry, if I have done anything wrong please let me know, and I will try to fix it”

Yet he didn’t even care, at the end of it all I had to let him be and let go of his way. I thought the word sorry softens the heart and brings peace but it was the other way around for him. He made me even want to regret my actions for feeling sorry. I felt like I was guilty.

With time I later came to realize that in life not everyone does feel sorry for their mistakes and wrongdoings, some people even find it hard to say “thank you” even if you gave them your life. But the best thing is to inculcate the habit of saying those magic words as it will go a long way in building a healthy relationship between you and the people around you. Apart from that it would also be responsible for showing your good character to the world.

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I love the word “sorry” and I can say it so freely without having any odd thoughts about what I said.

The hardest part of feeling sorry or mentioning sorry to someone is when you are asked to say it to someone younger than you or to address it in public. Saying sorry in these two scenarios is always a little difficult. If it were to be said in private then no qualms, all you know is that it’s between you and the person, and if to say it to someone older than you then it’s way easier too.

There was a day a younger brother of mine offended me. He felt he was right and never wanted to even succumb to feeling sorry for his wrong act. He started keeping malice with me then I called him and apologized, I was sorry even though I was upset and right about my actions. He was amazed and quickly returned the apology. He never expected it from me. Since then the malice ended.

The power of sorry is beyond what we can think of, it is indeed worthy to be included among the magic words.