{"id":711,"date":"2023-02-12T12:47:37","date_gmt":"2023-02-12T12:47:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sureshdinakaran.com\/blog\/?p=711"},"modified":"2023-02-12T12:48:25","modified_gmt":"2023-02-12T12:48:25","slug":"a-sorry-tale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sureshdinakaran.com\/blog\/2023\/02\/12\/a-sorry-tale\/","title":{"rendered":"A Sorry Tale!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sorry<\/strong><\/em><\/span> comes in two variants. Choice architecture<\/em><\/strong> anyone?<\/p>\n

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And often times, we ‘ miss the wood for the trees<\/strong> ‘.<\/p>\n

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” I am sorry your dog died<\/em><\/strong> ” does not mean that you killed the dog. Not at all.<\/p>\n

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” I am sorry I tripped you<\/strong><\/em> ” does mean that you tripped some one.<\/p>\n

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In creating connection<\/em><\/strong> and trying to make amends<\/em><\/strong>, we often get confused by the two kinds of sorry<\/em><\/strong>, and hence don’t apologize<\/em><\/strong> because we think that the problem wasn’t our fault.<\/p>\n

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” The homepage of our relationship cannot be currently displayed because of a server error.<\/strong><\/em><\/span> Can we please click on the refresh button and start all over again? I am sorry “.<\/p>\n

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Sorry doesn’t take things back, but it pushes things forward. It bridges the gap. Sorry is a sacrament. It’s an offering. A gift.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

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One of the hardest things you may ever have to do in life is to deliver an apology<\/strong><\/em>. A true and sincere apology offers real regret<\/em><\/strong> and remorse<\/em><\/strong> for our actions, and carries a promise<\/em><\/strong> that we won\u2019t do it again. It means acknowledging<\/strong><\/em> our faults, taking responsibility<\/em><\/strong> for the things we have done wrong, and opens a dialogue<\/em> <\/strong>between two people. An apology<\/em><\/strong>,\u00a0when correctly given\u00a0and sincerely meant, can create deeper and more trusting relationships.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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An apology is a good way to have the last word. And the first to move things forward. And make a relationship last.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

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The most important trip you may take in life is meeting people halfway<\/em><\/strong>–Henry Boye<\/cite><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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ENDS<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Sorry comes in two variants. Choice architecture anyone?   And often times, we ‘ miss the wood for the trees ‘.   ” I am sorry your dog died ” does not mean that you killed the dog. Not at all.   ” I am sorry I tripped you ” does mean that you tripped … Continue reading “A Sorry Tale!”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[1462,1461,1389,1370,1464,1468,1465,1460,1466,1039,1463,1034,1467,923,1459],"class_list":["post-711","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-amends","tag-apology","tag-connections","tag-delusion","tag-denial","tag-dialogue","tag-excuse","tag-fogiveness","tag-henry-boye","tag-promise","tag-regret","tag-relationship","tag-remorse","tag-responsibility","tag-sorry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t