Value of Sorry

How many times do you end up saying "Sorry" in a day? Though its good to apologise for something we have done wrong, most of us use the 'Sorry' word too liberally. It actually loses its value and becomes as common as answering the phone by saying "Hello".

We do something wrong, we immediately say "sorry". Then we go and repeat the same mistake and say "sorry" again. Are we truly sorry for what we have done? I don't think so. For petty problems and mistakes, its OK to use sorry as an apologetic term. For problems or mistakes of more severe nature, we should truly mean it when we say sorry to someone. We should feel it within us and try not to repeat the same mistake again.

I know some people who just keep on saying sorry and keep doing the same mistakes or causing the same problems over and over again. Their 'sorries' have no value whatsoever because I know that they do not really mean it. Its just like saying 'Hello'.

If you are really sorry, it will show in your eyes and it will show in your actions.

Don't become like the boy who cried 'Wolf!'. Who knows, when you are really sorry, people will not take you seriously.

Its good to apologise for our mistakes, but make sure you do not repeat the same mistakes. Each time you say sorry to someone, you should really mean it from your heart.