Day 19: Unexpected Apology

My memory these days and for many days before is like a sieve. It rolls around my head until it finds its way through the draining holes disappearing into thin air, never to return.

Day 19 is remembering receiving an “unexpected apology” and for the life of me, I can’t think of ever receiving one. This fascinates and gives me a headache thinking about it because I wonder if someone has ever done anything to me which required an “unexpected apology”.

On the flip side, I remember giving someone an unexpected apology. Don’t ask me what it was for or why but I vaguely remember the person being quite surprised at me for apologising which made me realise that I have a bad habit of thinking that I am always right and I still have that bad habit. Shame on me!

What about you? Have you ever received one or given one?

Difficult recalling it, right? Or is it just me?

Apologising is a respectful habit to have because it shows others that you know when you have done wrong and have the courage and courtesy to realise it, embrace it and apologise for it.

Thinking about it, people today, in general, don’t like to say sorry. We feel so entitled that we don’t have to say it regardless of whether we know we should or if the other person actually deserves an apology.

If you can recall getting or giving an “unexpected apology”, please share it with me and others because this is how we learn more about ourselves and how we can change to be better.

When we look in the mirror, we want our reflection to like us just as much as what we see and how others see us.

So, in closing, to anyone I have offended, hurt, scarred without knowing it, please accept my humble apology. I never intend to hurt others and I never desire to.

Like Jesus says, Forgive them, Lord, for they know not what they do…..