Along with saying "I'm wrong", we have to be sorry for it. By being wrong we may have hurt somebody in the process, so our admission must be more than something teahnical or mechanical...simply saying the other person was right, and we were wrong. It's easy to try to defend our position, but it's amazing how many problems disappear once we decide to say we are sorry. All the anger and emotions fall away.
The ability to say "I'm sorry" shows that we are able to see the other person's point of view,that we want to maintain a relationship, and that we are not too big to reach out and see the goods in others.An apology is a conscious decision we reach when we have empathy for the feelings of others.
There are a lot of things you can be sorry about that you are not wrong. Being sorry shows our empathy and humility when we express our condolences for a loss or sympathize with someone's difficulty.
Life is filled with events for which the phrase "I'm sorry" can be powerful. Expressing these two little words may be difficult at times, but getting into the habit of using this phrase is well worth the risk and will enrich your life and the lives of others.
Saying " I'm sorry " will validate your concern for them and your desire to patch a relationship that might be damaged or ended simply for the failure to say two words.
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