The Gay Caballero

Saturday, August 05, 2006

So hard to say I'm Sorry

I didn't post anything yesterday, and for that I apologize. Of course, I am the only person at this point who even reads this, so basically, I am saying sorry to myself. I'm sorry me.

Being sorry can be a hard concept to grasp. I say it when I truly mean it, when I really want to convey to someone that I am bumbling idiot, but for others, the words, "I'm sorry" glide so easily off of the tongue that it is hard to know when they actually mean it or they are just saying it to end what is most likely a very awkward conversation. And if someone says "I'm sorry" more than once in multiple conversations, it starts to sound a lot like the boy who cried wolf. I think there needs to be a new way to convey to someone else that you are sorry, without having to say those exact words, over the phone. That way, when the alternative phrase it uttered, the person on the other end really knows that you are apologetic in every way, shape or form. So the next time you hear someone say "Solitary confinement would be too good for me right now" or "Gouging my eyes out will be nothing when compared to the pain I have caused you" then you'll know they are truly contrite. And compared to "I'm sorry," don't those just roll off of the tongue?

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