Friday, December 13, 2013

The Kindness of a Sincere Apology

"A sincere apology is analogous to authentic repentance."
―R. Alan Woods

I am not a confrontational person.  In fact, I am definitely conflict-averse.  But recently, I shared with someone I know professionally that I wished he had handled a situation differently.  I was so surprised when he apologized profusely and shared that he wished he did not do what I found problematic.  There was no defensiveness on his part, not even initially.  And he explained to me what had happened, but assured me that it was not an excuse.  He asked me if I forgave him.  How could I not?  In his apology, I found incredible kindness.

No comments:

Post a Comment