One problem I would like to solve is people's reluctance to apologize, which I consider an ethical dilemma. I don’t mean someone bumping into a stranger and insincerely saying “sorry”; the type of apology i’m talking about would have a much deeper gravity towards it. The apology i’m talking about would attempt to mend broken bridges between different races, religions, countries, political parties, family members, and etc.
We live in a world today that mostly acknowledges the injustices and inequality one group has put on another, but rarely do we genuinely apologize and take into account what the actual person or group went through, and still might continue to go through as a result. Expressing regret is a step towards progress because when …show more content…
forgiveness is important because without it, no progress will happen. Anger will still be present and can lead to the opportunity for more hate and injustice to manifest. Forgiveness allows us to move forward without this hate and …show more content…
Baggage holds you back and slows you down, so when you let go of it, you can move in the direction of progress.
Forgiving a apology can also help someone accept that they are no longer a victim, they now somewhat control the narrative by choosing whether or not to accept the apology. Forgiving in itself is a difficult job, to just say “its okay” will not suffice. To truly forgive, you must seek information. Once one is aware of who is responsible for what happened, they must ask why the the defendant of defendants hurt them. This allows the forgiver to stop dwelling on how they were hurt, or what we wish to see the other person go through as punishment. Allowing information to become insight can give the victim some understanding to the events that took place.
The world today is more divided than ever and I believe a large part of this is because we lack the want, and ability to apologize. A genuine apology can move mountains, that's why it is important to not only be willing to express regret, but to be capable of doing so as well. To apologize is to acknowledge a wound, forgiveness is to bandage
We live in a world today that mostly acknowledges the injustices and inequality one group has put on another, but rarely do we genuinely apologize and take into account what the actual person or group went through, and still might continue to go through as a result. Expressing regret is a step towards progress because when …show more content…
forgiveness is important because without it, no progress will happen. Anger will still be present and can lead to the opportunity for more hate and injustice to manifest. Forgiveness allows us to move forward without this hate and …show more content…
Baggage holds you back and slows you down, so when you let go of it, you can move in the direction of progress.
Forgiving a apology can also help someone accept that they are no longer a victim, they now somewhat control the narrative by choosing whether or not to accept the apology. Forgiving in itself is a difficult job, to just say “its okay” will not suffice. To truly forgive, you must seek information. Once one is aware of who is responsible for what happened, they must ask why the the defendant of defendants hurt them. This allows the forgiver to stop dwelling on how they were hurt, or what we wish to see the other person go through as punishment. Allowing information to become insight can give the victim some understanding to the events that took place.
The world today is more divided than ever and I believe a large part of this is because we lack the want, and ability to apologize. A genuine apology can move mountains, that's why it is important to not only be willing to express regret, but to be capable of doing so as well. To apologize is to acknowledge a wound, forgiveness is to bandage