fix what went wrong???
2007-06-04 01:09:59 · 34 answers · asked by sara =) 3 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
Saying sorry to someone need not necessarily fix the wrong! Why? Whom do we say sorry to... one who is hurt or is it a self assertion (addressed to our real inner self) for not repeating the offense again! Most people say sorry for the sake of it... they never mean it! In day-to-day life we cross people habitual of hurting others... for them literally saying sorry is the end of all!
Saying sorry truly has very deep ingrained meaning! We truly apologize for the mistake committed knowingly or unknowingly. What if our saying sorry is not acceptable? Does that continue the dialogue further... we continue life with hard feelings against each other... or we altogether forgive and start afresh!
Sorry is normally accepted by one if it comes from within the heart. Superficial sorry is making mockery of the system. In a short sojourn of 70 to 80 years... where is the time for fights... or harboring ill will! If we have a definite goal in life... we must always forget and forgive one and continue ahead in journey of life!
Sorry was always meant to come from heart. It was never meant for committing a mistake knowingly and seeking sorry. All offences committed unknowingly could be redressed by seeking sorry... never otherwise! In the present materialistic world... people hit hard knowingly and then say sorry... laughing their way back home! It would be a waste of time if we do not forget and forgive such people. No point wasting time for the sake of others! More on forgiveness - http://www.godrealized.org/Forgiveness.html
2007-06-12 00:08:36 · answer #1 · answered by godrealized 6 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Saying sorry is important. But it doesn't fix anything. It makes ME feel better to tell someone I am sorry when I do something wrong. But sorry without changing the behavior that caused the wrong in the first place does'nt help the person whom I have harmed.
So changing my behaivor is important as well. But one without the other seems incomplete. That is why changing and saying sorry is the best way to "amend" a wrong.
2007-06-04 01:58:52 · answer #2 · answered by IamwatIam 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Only if the person is truly sorry and the relationship is good.
I suggest you read the section on The Emotional Bank Account in The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen Covey. He argues that we all have an emotional bank account, much like a regular bank account. We make deposits in to other people's EBA's and when we do something wrong it's a withdrawal. If we make too many withdrawals, we ruin all trust.
2007-06-04 01:19:07 · answer #3 · answered by Yoda's Tattoo 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Physical loss cannot be overcome by just saying sorry but emotional pain can be reduced by the word sorry. Physically if you break a precious antique piece which was valuable for someone, then just saying sorry is not going to do any good. But still you will be forgiven if you say the world sorry because then opposite person knows that you did not hurt him deliberately. It was just a mistake and mistakes can be forgiven
2007-06-04 01:26:18 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is not the word "sorry". It is the action behind the word. If a person is truly sorry, he will act upon his word. But a man that is not will just say the word, and do nothing.
So no saying the word "sorry" fixes nothing!
2007-06-11 06:32:34 · answer #5 · answered by anthony b 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Saying sorry may not fix the problem, but is shows that the person saying it has remorse about it. . It is saying try to forgive me. I didn't do it purposely The next step is trying to actually fix the problem.
2007-06-04 01:22:39 · answer #6 · answered by Kukla 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
If they are genuine saying they're sorry is taking responsibility for their own actions, but if they continue to do the same hurtful things over and over again and coming back and saying they're sorry, then that's a big indication things will never change and you need to get away from that person.
2007-06-04 01:52:25 · answer #7 · answered by ? 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
sometimes saying sorry will fix what went wrong but it depends on what that person did.
2007-06-04 01:14:42 · answer #8 · answered by nicole m 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It doesn't fix all things but at least if a person is genuine, and says sorry, he or she. has resolved any issues for themselves. Repeating the things that people have said they are sorry about, are only hurting themselves.
Megan
2007-06-06 13:00:57 · answer #9 · answered by meganzopf 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That depends on if you agree with the "forgive and forget" saying. I myself don't even like people to say that they are sorry because in my life people say it and then do the same thing again later. So my answer is NO
2007-06-11 09:32:11 · answer #10 · answered by mysticmary 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋