The importance of apology can not be overlooked in our existence as humans. We are all humans, and we are bound to offend each other. There are times when we step on each other's toes, maybe willingly or by mistake. For peaceful coexistence, there should surely be a way to reconcile.
Apologies work like other magic words too, Thank you, please, and sorry are considered magic words and should be used effectively. That's just the way it should work. When we offend each other we should try as much to make an apology and let things go.
I remember when I was in a group with some other members. Out of fun from the chat, I made jest of one of the members of the group. I never knew it got to her that much. I was just focused elsewhere since I had it as a joke and never meant anything serious about it. I had hurt her.
She reported me to the group administrator and also asked that I apologize to her. When the group admin would drop me a message she asked me to apologize in her dm and then make sure I go back to the heavy general chat room where the issue came from then make a sincere apology there too.
I never felt any bad for myself or pride in any way. I made an apology instantly, both in her and dm and in the public chat too. Everyone was surprised at my apology and some laughed at me. The victim on her end never expected me to be too quick and easy to apologize for what I did. Not to talk of making a public apology.
She felt shy on my behalf, accepted my apology, and asked me to be careful next time with my words because I might have hurt people’s feelings without knowing.
I was sincere with her and made it clear that the act wasn’t intentional. If it were to be intentional then it would be hard for me to succumb to apologies.
This is the same way it happens everywhere. We tend to offend ourselves, online and offline. The sad part of it is that we might not even know we did such a thing to the victim. They might have been wounded by our actions and words, and maybe all they need is just a sincere apology to heal their wounds.
The wounds might heal, but there is surely a scar left behind. As for those who come online to apologize for their wrong actions. I can say it's not something easy to do. But it all depends on the cause of action, if it were to be intentional then it would be very heavy and difficult to do. And if it were to be unintentional then it would be way easier to do.
In conclusion, I think it's best to try as much to avoid offending each other and have everything go peacefully because some don't heal quickly even after countless apologies.
This is my response to the HIVE LEARNERS weekly prompt in the hive-learners community for the Week 163 Edition 2 and the topic to be discussed is APOLOGY VIDEOS
