Wednesday, April 7, 2010

What are you sorry about?

We throw around so many statements today that have little to no meaning.   'I'm sorry' is one of those statements.  "I'm sorry but I had to..."  or "I'm sorry but it was for your....."  I have heard so many people wildly express their apologies with absolutely no meaningful value whatsoever, that I wonder why they even bother to say it at all.  In fact, by using the the word 'but' within the apology, one is actually cancelling out the apology, itself!
Think about how many times people in power say, 'I'm sorry.'  Politicians apologize to the public to save careers.  Wives apologize to their husbands to save marriages. Kids apologize to teachers to stay out of trouble. How many people say 'I'm Sorry" and really mean it? At one time, 'I'm sorry' was supposed to mean that one was sorry for what they said or did and wouldn't do or say it again. The sincerity of "I'm Sorry" has become so common-place in current American language that it seems to be said more to appease rather than absolve.

So, on that note, the quote of the day is:

" 'I'm sorry' has become a common phrase, over used, empty and without real meaning." tc
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  1. tamiApril 8, 2010 at 9:34 AM

    I totally agree. When my children were younger and I felt it necessary for them to apologize to each other or to me I told them they had to give a "heart-felt" apology. Sometimes I even made them write it out explaining what they did incorrectly and how they meant to change the situation to the better. (kinda fun now to go back a re-read some of them - as a mother I just had to save a few for scrapbooks). Anyway, it was a good lesson learned for them to know sincerity.

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