Did you ever do something only because you have to. No emotion, or very little, and complete it only to tell someone you did it or to check a box? I have. It’s part of life, right?
What about when it’s an apology or telling someone that you care. Then it’s a lot more personal, yet some people apologize only to put things behind them. They may not mean it or care about it. Yet, should we write off the apology so quickly?
If we’re sorry, I think we should mean it. If we’re just trying to keep the peace, then we should be open about it.
If we think we shouldn’t have handled it in that particular way, yet we did it so that it would help the other person, then we should be up front about that as well.
Yet, it is so much easier to just say you’re sorry and move on. But life isn’t always easy, is it? We have a chance to open up and tell someone what we really think, but that can be painful, take time, and may hurt someone. It can be hard.
Unfortunately, hard and time consuming things are something we often don’t want to deal with, even if it’s the right thing to do. I am guilty of it as well.
What about you?