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What does saying ‘Sorry’ mean to you?

Apologies are never easy, it doesn’t matter whether we have wronged, or whether we are perceived to have wronged. You would find innumerable people in your life who get choked when it’s their turn to be/say sorry. While expression of both gratitude and repentance is important, not many seem to realize that. And then there’s the other extreme kind who are ready to say ‘sorry’ at the drop of your hat. And then there are some who are not really sorry for what they did, but are sorry for the fact that they got busted.

One of my best mates has been saying ‘Sorry’ to me quite a bit, lately, and when it happened again today morning, I couldn’t help but wonder actually what was s/he sorry about? This gave birth to a string of thoughts, trying to figure out why would someone be sorry, or say ‘sorry’ to the other person? What might be the circumstances that give rise to such a scenario?

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