Excuses....Excuses...

1.26.2005

We always have an excuse for anything faulty we commit. An excuse, is a lame, but oftentimes logical statement for our assertions.Example, when we are late (and are just taking public transportation), we apologize for being so and put the blame to reckless jeepney drivers who patiently wait for passengers at the middle of the road. Traffic. Or, our alarm clock wasn't loud enough to rattle our consciousness. Or, the water system failed to support your shower necessities. Or, your mother forgot to wake you up. Or you were just plainly, excessively boozed up last night. Excuses, excuses.

When we forget something ( or an important event with which we were expected to greet people--read: monthsaries et.al.), we apologize and then continue on saying that we were preoccupied with something, or something more important came up. Or we intentionally did forget because they also forgot to greet you last month...(revenge, should I say?)When we seem to be in "hater-mugger" mood and had unintentionally(or intentionally, in some cases) offended/annoyed/displeased other people, we blame it to stress, which can either be work-related or emotional.

We are always apologetic--and finger-pointing.

When will we learn to truthfully apologize for something erroneous we had intentionally or unintentionally committed? When will we ever say "sorry" --and just meaningfully say it, without blaming it to something?

When will we ever enjoy the art of apologizing because we are reallly regretful of what we did--and quit passing the blame on to others?