One the hardest things to say is "I'm sorry". It shatters the ego and breaks our pride. In some instances, the process kills. History brims stories of people who chose to die rather than admit they're wrong.
People who deny their spirits of remorse suffer from the rebellion of their bodies by acquiring psychosomatic disorders. It hardens the arteries and squeezes the heart. They become the cancers of the society: arrogant and ridiculous.
Animals are incapable of remorse. A person who is incapable of feeling remorse is often labeled a sociopath or psychopath. People who refuse to say 'sorry' don't need to die to go hell: they're already in hell. Their guilt follows them inside their blankets.
Saying sorry is a healing process. It’s similar to dying which requires us to undergo DABDA (Denial > Anger > Bargaining >Depression > Acceptance ) But the result is liberating and salvific. It disarms the aggrieved, it restores our dignity and brings us back to life…
Father,
You taught us once again
Give us the strength and the grace to be sorry for our sins.
As we say, “I’m sorry.”
Amen.
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