"Sorry seems to be the hardest word.", says that timeless song.
I don't know if it is just me or the whole world has suddenly turned apathetic to what "sorry" should mean.
It just seems that nowadays, hurting someone is like blinking.
Many people have become comfortable to taking for granted even those whom they say are the most important persons in their life. Many people have become careless of their actions and words, believeing that a single word can take it all back.
I grew up believing that saying sorry is as good as letting a part of you die in shame. I thought that letting that word come out your mouth makes you less of a person because you bluntly admit to a mistake, deliberately done or not.
Today, I stand corrected.
From a slight bump from that person beside you in the jeepney to the deepest cut in your heart done by the person you never imagined capable of doing it to you-- sorry has become an abused word.
People are now mindless of what their actions might cause, believing that saying sorry is all that's needed to fix the shattered pieces of your heart.
When you look long enough at the word--sorry--how much of it do you really take to heart and hold on to until that one, same person who said it over and over rips you apart again and expects to be forgiven again with just uttering that word and never proving it?
Saying sorry is one thing; proving you are is another. When he asks for forgiveness and you give it to him, but then hurts you again with the same mistake, will you accept the predictable outcome of another apology? How does he prove this time that he is genuinely sorry for a mistake he has already done for the nth time? How much beating do you have to take to finally stand up and tell yourself you've had enough? How much do you want your heart to bleed before mustering up the courage to move forward without him?
Sorry. Sorry. Sorry. Sorry. Sorry. Sorry. Sorry. Sorry. Sorry. Sorry. Sorry. Sorry. Sorry. Sorry.
Can one abused word take it all back and make you whole again?
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