How meaningful is the word "sorry" to you?

Hi dear Actions speaks louder than words If u felt sorry about ur mistakes so it must reflect in ur action, just saying it from mouth is not enough. SORRY, a powerful word. is used as regulat language without its oroginal sipirts. Take care

It only means something to me if the person is truly sorry. I agree that it has become way to mechanical. It's so easy to say your sorry, but then more often then not, the same mistakes are commited. To be truly sorry to me means you don't cause that same harm again. I've noticed this with my little boy. He has learned to use sorry to get out of something that he has done wrong and then not ten minutes later he will do the same thing all over again. He thinks by saying sorry, he won't get in trouble for what he has just done. I am trying to teach him to not used the word so lightly, but so far, it's not working :(

It is meaningful only when it is aid from heart. some people use it just very casually. it does not matter at that time.also some say it by habit.I can understand when it is said from heart and true sense.

Hello Rose. When I say sorry, I mean I am sorry for what I have done. Yeah, I have to say that Sorry is a common used word to express our feeling of being sorry to the others for the unhappy thing that we have done to others...Good day.

In our daily life saying sorry has become mechanical for many of us. When travelling in a crowded train or bus if we accidently dash someone or step on someones shoes saying sorry at that moment is just mechanical. But to someone close to me if I hurt someone and say sorry it would mean that I want them to forgive me for hurting them and I would not hurt them again. When my family and friends say sorry to me I too would expect that they mean it and would not hurt me in the same way again.

hi Roseo..its a very great thoughts of u, n im so agree becoz i was like that too b4. till i realized that those "sorry" words can be more powerfull if we say it in a proper reason, not just like a habit. coz if its just a habit, it will lose its magic n it will just a word, not an apology. ive learnt many times bout it, specially on my relationship with my man. he made me realized, he reminds me that dont be too easily saying those "sorry" word if we cant commit not to do the same mistake again n again. im so agree with u roseo, nice thoughts n ty 4 sharing it with us..

These days it does seem that “sorry” is one of the most overused words, regardless of the language it is said in as well. It starts in childhood when we make our children apologise for some wrong. Often the child might not realise it has done wrong but accepts the parents/adults word that they need to make an apologise. I can recall that my mother used to explain to us what we had wrong, why our words/actions were wrong and then make us apologise. In effect she made sure that we knew the reason why we had to apologise to someone. All too often these days that element is missing and I gave to plead guilty as I sometimes made my own children apologise for something without them understanding the reason for it. However there is nothing more special to give or receive a genuine sorry, you know the ones which sounds sincere and from the bottom of the heart. An apology or sorry can be used in many instances and you have mentioned them already Rose so I won’t repeat them again. I do believe and agree that when we make an apology it should be from the bottom of the heart and not just “lip service” to make ourselves and the person we have offended or hurt feel good. To use it in the wrong way, i.e. we really do not feel sorry at all takes away the meaning of the apology and so then “sorry” is just another word we use all the time. In fact when someone says they are sorry and you can tell them do not really feel that way, it is actually rather offensive. When my ex-wife and I separated one of my best mates said to me: “Mate I am not sorry she is out of your life but I am sorry that she hurt you.” So he felt for me that I was hurting but he felt no loss that my ex-wife and I had separated. lol My ex-wife did not like him and would never go to his place and made him feel most unwelcome when he came to ours which is probably why he said what he did.

Yes, you are true. The word sorry is now used with no feelings. But I am the type of person who is particular about this thing, because when I say sorry I really mean it from the depth of my heart. I have experienced too many heartbreaks in my life, and I know how important it is to say sorry with the fullest sincerity. I know how to differentiate between a fake sorry and a true sorry. There are many times when a person makes a mistake to me, I mean a serious mistake. If the mistakes are just little, I would never care about it and if the person says she's sorry I would feel a little angry because why should she say sorry for little things like that. But when she did something really wrong to me, she didn't want to say sorry. And even if she said she's sorry, I know she didn't meant it at all. There were no confession of what she did, she just said she's sorry. Sorry for what? To me, this type of apology should not be accepted. I hate to say this, but I don't accept insincere apologies. And many a times I let them know that I only accept sincere apologies. ha ha ha...

I agree... Sorry is constantly being abused by people who are not sincere... i always hate it when someone says sorry to me or others... but just shrug it of after a few seconds... no sincerity in their voice or facial expressiong... just the mechanical sorry... as if they don't really need to say it... but say it just for the sake of... I say sorry and mean in... but i won't say the work or apologise just for the sake of it... i have my pride... but i can be humble if i know that i am at fault...

[i][b]I agree! when we say it with proper feelings, it can wipe away many a hurt. In my work place, i know more often then not, we say sorry when we do or say stupid things, sometimes when were just kidding around, or just for the sake of saying it. And im one who often say it... But when i really did something wrong to someone, i say it and really mean it...letting the other person know that you really mean the words. [/b][/i]

Hi Rose, I guess I belong to the old school because the word sorry does mean a lot to me. In the fast paced world of today, many words have lost their original meaning and sorry is certainly one of them. I find though that sometimes we do meet someone who really means it and it is very easy to tell because they always make eye contact, and you can read it in their face. When the supermarket clerk says. "have a good day", and there are twenty people waiting in line, I guess we really can't blame her if she is just "mouthing words", it's the way of today's world. The changes that we've seen in the past fifty years would have been incomprehensible back then. Blessings.

Hi Rose, I agree with you. But can you imagine a world without the word 'Sorry', and then I don't know what will happen. I think people are using the word sincerely and I agree some are not. A child when started talking even learn to say sorry (but it is nice to hear). I think I am not using the word unnecessarily and when I use it I really meant it. In a crowded bus if we step on somebody's foot by mistake, it is really painful because our foot is not bare. But I think at that time listening the word 'sorry' increases the pain. So If I did the same by mistake, I will touch their feet instead of saying a sorry and it will give me peace in mind. Using the word 'Sorry' is not wrong but use it in the right time and be honest and sincere to the word.

Well the word "sorry" and meaning hasn't changed over time rather it's the situation which is a variable when the word is used. For example we may apologise for something that we don't think is an issue to us, but it may be an issue to the person whom we wronged. Then again we may apologise for something which we think is an issue but to the other person it's just not important, or neccessary. So really, it isn't the word or meaning of "sorry" that is an issue rather is the uniqueness in every situation which it occurs

That's why several people cannot accept the apologize word "sorry" for other mistakes easily, to see this word is meaningful we can decide which people who apologized whether deserves to have our mercy or not by times ... it's not instantly got the mercy ... We have the rights to apologizing them or we have the right to revenge, but it is more good for our selves to apologizing them because it will give us advantages from the kindness ... People which many many many .... times saying sorry not really sorry for you, for this you must resolutely to have the power to punish them, so they will see you and will really sorry for you and afraid doing the same mistakes again ... If you are emphatic person people will afraid to do same mistakes again and they will really sorry for the mistakes they done to you

ya know..i was knodding my head teh whole time i read this.Sorry comes soo easy for peopel to say and most never mean it because they turn around and do it again..andd those people that say Sorry..that dont look you in the eyes..well u KNOWWW they dont mean it..when i appologize..i mean it from the bottom of my heart..i always look them in the eyes..and i am raising my son to be the same way..everyone makes mistakes..this is what makes us human..but for those thats ay it just to say it..they just anger the hell outta me..Its very rude..So i say..if u cant look me in the eyes..And give a whole hearty Im Soo sorry....etc..i dont wanan hear it...

I totally agree with you. There's no meaning in the word 'sorry' unless and until actually felt. People do say 'sorry', but just out of a habit.

It depends on the situation. For big offenses or hurts, a simple sorry isn't going to cut it. For small things like I stepped on your foot accidentally, sorry might be all that's required.

Hello We all make mistakes in life and treat people not so well and then will feel super bad about it . If you keep doing something over and over how can you be sorry . sometimes a sorry is empty and sometimes it means so much !

Yes I agree. I believe the word sorry has lost its value and true essence nowadays. People say it automatically without really feeling it from the heart. But I also think action speaks louder than words. So if you make a mistake, don't just say sorry and let it pass. Do something to straighten out what you have done wrongly.

Although Sorry is used quite many times like a habit but the person who really realizes the meaning of sorry will know when to speak it.Sorry mean to ask for forgiveness from your inside heart.So,I think if people use it they should know its real meaning.