When I was younger, I once heard the saying, “A bend in the road is not the end of the road… unless you fail to make the turn”. I can say I knew then what it meant, but I know now that I’d be lying if I said so. I didn’t grasp the concept entirely and you know what? That is absolutely alright. Even now, I can honestly say, I am still working on understanding this message completely - A bend in the road is not the end of the road… unless you fail to make the turn. Unless I fail to make what turn?
Over the years, I accumulated several amounts of mistakes, ‘caused a few heartaches & brought about a couple heartbreaks. And with these, for a lack of a better word - fuck ups, I started to realize, damn, I really need to learn the value of the word “Sorry” and the significance of what an apology truly is.
I wish it was easy, but it is definitely worth the try. Little by little, I want to start learning to break the walls we call our pride. It doesn’t matter who’s at fault, or who to blame, but saying sorry for even arguing about a situation, makes us responsible for hurting one another. I pray to become the bigger person and start learning to apologize first, even though we might find it difficult in our hearts to do so. Actually, just start learning to apologize. Period.
As much as I feel as if raising the white flag before the other person does shows embarrassment, weakness or maybe even defeat, I want to learn, everyday of my life, that this is the exact opposite. Saying sorry simply shows maturity, strong character and having control of the situation, as well as your emotion. I want to understand that it is to gain more respect than disrespect, the fact that I can prove others, as well as myself, that I am man enough to cause you pain and in turn, I am manning up to look at you in the face to apologize.
I want to feel that weight coming off my shoulders. I want to feel that burden lift off my mind. I want to take away all that negativity and tension that weighs us all down. I want to learn how to do all those things. I want to learn how to apologize first & apologize sincerely. And lastly, I want to learn to apologize. Period.
When I was younger, I once heard the saying, “A bend in the road is not the end of the road… unless you fail to make the turn”. Now that I am a little bit older, I may not know entirely what the meaning behind this expression is, but to say the least, I have a little bit of an idea what it means to me. It is not all too late to apologize for anything we have done - today, yesterday, last week, last year. ‘Cause like it says, a bend in the road is NOT the end of the road. There’s still a chance. There’s always that chance no matter if you wish to say sorry first, or wish to say sorry, period.
Just learn to make that turn.
Over the years, I accumulated several amounts of mistakes, ‘caused a few heartaches & brought about a couple heartbreaks. And with these, for a lack of a better word - fuck ups, I started to realize, damn, I really need to learn the value of the word “Sorry” and the significance of what an apology truly is.
I wish it was easy, but it is definitely worth the try. Little by little, I want to start learning to break the walls we call our pride. It doesn’t matter who’s at fault, or who to blame, but saying sorry for even arguing about a situation, makes us responsible for hurting one another. I pray to become the bigger person and start learning to apologize first, even though we might find it difficult in our hearts to do so. Actually, just start learning to apologize. Period.
As much as I feel as if raising the white flag before the other person does shows embarrassment, weakness or maybe even defeat, I want to learn, everyday of my life, that this is the exact opposite. Saying sorry simply shows maturity, strong character and having control of the situation, as well as your emotion. I want to understand that it is to gain more respect than disrespect, the fact that I can prove others, as well as myself, that I am man enough to cause you pain and in turn, I am manning up to look at you in the face to apologize.
I want to feel that weight coming off my shoulders. I want to feel that burden lift off my mind. I want to take away all that negativity and tension that weighs us all down. I want to learn how to do all those things. I want to learn how to apologize first & apologize sincerely. And lastly, I want to learn to apologize. Period.
When I was younger, I once heard the saying, “A bend in the road is not the end of the road… unless you fail to make the turn”. Now that I am a little bit older, I may not know entirely what the meaning behind this expression is, but to say the least, I have a little bit of an idea what it means to me. It is not all too late to apologize for anything we have done - today, yesterday, last week, last year. ‘Cause like it says, a bend in the road is NOT the end of the road. There’s still a chance. There’s always that chance no matter if you wish to say sorry first, or wish to say sorry, period.
Just learn to make that turn.
