“Two Powerful Little Words”

Apologizing to someone may be one of the hardest things to do. Some of us have a hard time admitting we’re wrong. How many relationships has this cost us? Even if it may not have caused the total loss of a relationship I’m certain it’s caused some animosity and lessened the relationship in one way or another.

A simple heart felt apology, the simple words “I’m sorry” have a tremendous impact on our lives. It can change a person’s mentality from one of war and strife to one of peace and love. Two little words, but they hold so much power!

Why is it we allow these two powerful and positive little words to interfere with our lives? Just uttering these words can have such a meaningful, tension releasing effect on not only the ones hearing them, but also on the person saying them. “I’m sorry,” how many times have you thought to yourself, “it wouldn’t be so bad if he/she had just said they were sorry?” Two little words!

How many of us are poisoned by the fact that we feel terrible about something we may have done or said in the past to someone and we wish we had apologized? We still can! No matter how long ago or how strained the relationship may be now we can still say “I’m sorry.” While the person may not accept and forgive you immediately, you’ll feel better that at least you tried, and who knows? In time this person may come to realize just what effort it took for you to apologize and see that you really do value their relationship.

I compare our remorse to a poison that is slowly, yet deliberately killing us each day. It eats away at us, causing resentment, self doubt, and sucking the very joy out of life. The longer it’s inside the more it festers and causes us pain. We need to find an antidote, a cure that will save us and give us our lives back. These two little words “I’m sorry” may be that cure, they may be just what is needed to repair our relationships; they may be our only salvation!

It doesn’t matter how long ago an incident took place. Just imagine how you would feel if someone you felt had wronged you 20 years ago, came up to you or called you, or even wrote you and said “I’m sorry.” How would that make you feel? There is no time limit for remorse! It can be a freeing feeling!

If this story helps you in any way then I’m thankful. If it inspires you to go out and apologize to a friend, neighbor, or especially a family member then I’m ecstatic! Relationships are hard to build but easy to tear down. Value every relationship, try to see the good in everyone, care enough to utter these two little words “I’m sorry.” It’s too important not to!

If this story offends anyone out there then all I can say is that was not my intention, and that “I’m sorry!”