by ThomasCovenant 12 Replies latest jw friends
I'd like to.
But I'm not going to.
Often I've heard people say , many times in the public eye,
'I would like to apologize'
'I need to apologize'
'I must apologize'
'I should apologize'
'I would like to offer my apologies'
But don't actually say it, 'Im sorry' or 'I apologize'
I've done it myself.
Recently I overheard a conversation where one person said,
'I would like to apologize' and I thought,
'Go on then!'
My nephew just lost his father (the father only sixty-two) and ended up taking the biggest burden arranging the funeral and everything else. He was there for his mother and grandmother and proved to be the fine upstanding young man all parents hope for. He had do endure a freak load of inanity from random strangers and relatives. One of his pet peeves, "If there is anything I can do...."
His reply,
"Really? That's great. What I really want for the funeral is a live goat with a superman cape. Think you can arrange that? No? You didn't really mean anything did you?"
I knew there was a reason I liked this young man.
Are apology attempts results-based?
Good link, jgnat! I'd like to commend you for posting it!
When my mom died, some people would not even acknowledge or say they were sorry. I was taught to visit if the deceased was close or to write my own condolence letter on white Crane's stationery. An "I'm sorry" by itself goes far. People are not certain what to say. Their silence makes it worse. I felt as though they were denying her existence. Even when I cried, no one could say "I'm sorry." I was not expecting treatises on grieving patterns. She used to drive these people around and run errands for them. Perhaps our schools should teach basic etiquette.
Jgnat, I know he didn't actually say that to someone directly, right?
Lol I thought you were going to apologize for that aweful book you wrote or that someone wrote about you, Thomas Covenant.
Maybe similar to people saying, "I dont mean to offend you, but..." and then go on to do just that.
watson, why yes he did. His family isn't known for holding back their true feelings. The person laughed and agreed, that they really didn't mean "anything".
