Childhood was fun and interesting thanks to many beautiful factors, all of which included the memories and the people involved in creating those memories. Growing up in a rural area has taught me so many things about life, thanks to this lifestyle i have been able to make some mistakes and also learn from them, i have also learnt how to handle certain situations to prevent it from escalating into something big…
One of the best strategies to avoid minor issues from escalating into something big is by APOLOGIZING. There’s a song we sing back then in high school, the song goes like this;
There are five magic words, there are five magic words, there are five magic words that i know; please, excuse me, sorry, thank you, and the last one, pardon me…
Thanks to this particular song a lot of things were made easy in my life. Growing up in rowdy environment made silly arguments which often lead to fights between us children unavoidable, and at the end of these arguments and silly fights comes separation and malice of different levels, but thanks to this song i was able to understand the importance of saying sorry, even when one is faultless and blameless in its source…
I have always been a GOAT since my childhood days, i was very stubborn and playful, and because of my stubborn nature, apologizing in situations I wasn’t at fault was never an easy task, even the ones i was guilty of, I never in my right senses willfully go apologize, only on rare occasions would you see me apologize in those situations…
This has been the way I have always lived my life until I started growing out of immaturity, I started seeing things differently and that too in a more mature way and view, i came to realize how important saying sorry is in some certain situations…
It wasn’t easy inculcating the habit of apologizing in situations I wasn’t at fault, i am a very stern person, I don’t apologize in situations i feel wronged, i stand my ground and allow the matter escalate anyhow without feeling concerned or worried…
This has been my way of thinking and doing things until adulthood took over me completely. I am over the stage of dragging unnecessary matters, at this stage i am now, I can’t drag unnecessary matters for a long time, I don’t even have the strength to argue over irrelevant matters and conversations anymore, even when fights and arguments surface, I either run very far away from them or if i am involved, i apologize immediately for the sake of early peace, not for anyone but for myself and my mental health…
The importance of apologizing should not be underestimated for any reason, even in times where we are the one offended, we should just learn to say sorry for peace to reign, apology calms down a raging storm, which makes learning how to apologize very important in life…
In conclusion, i have built myself to the point whereby apology is like my second name, and because of this particular habit of mine i have been able to avoid many unpleasant situations, which brings me utmost satisfaction and peace. Let’s inculcate the habit of saying sorry…
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